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Germany invades Austria
On March 12, 1928, Germans advance toward Austria, using their new technique "Blitzkreig" devastating thousands -
The Great Depression
After a huge stock market fail in October 23, 1929, America entered the great depression. People were desperate; most of them lost their businesses and homes, some of the people that got rich off of stocks went bankrupt. The depression lasted for about 10 years and ended when WWII broke out and opened up jobs -
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World War II
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Japan conquers Manchuria in northern China
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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
During the election of 1932, Hitler had won a popular vote, political parties took advantage of Hitler’s popularity, but it ended when the president invited Hitler to become chancellor. Then Hitler gained more and more power from his position, so he attacked and conquered Germany entirely -
Roosevelt first elected president
When the depression hit America, citizens were devastated, so they saw Roosevelt as a ray of hope, and he was. When he was elected, Roosevelt told Americans that his main goals are to recover, relieve, and reform America -
Nuremberg Laws
This law was passed to segregate Jews. it was invented by Hitler because of his hatred for Jews, many of them were killed, tortured, or sent to concentration camps -
Hitler & Mussolini form the Rome-Berlin Axis
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Japan invade China
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Britain’s appeasement of Germany
September 28, 1938, Britain attempted to have a peace talk with Germany. British leader, Neville Chamberlain, have signed a policy with the Nazis to avoid getting his country involved in war. This policy was shattered when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 -
Kristallnacht
On November 9-10, 1938, a wave of anti-Jewish people marched through Germany and Austria to protest, causing thousands of Jews in hiding to be captured. It was called “Crystal night” or “The night of broken glass” -
Japan joins the Axis Powers