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The event Stalin becoming the dictator of the USSR helps to mark the moment when he gained complete control.
How: through political maneuvering, eliminating rivals, and consolidating power within the communist party after Lenin's death. -
The march on rome was an event when Benito Mussolini and his supporters marched to the Italian capital and demand power.
Outcome: Mussolini and the Fascist party came to power in Italy -
Hitler's autobiographical manifesto outlining his political ideology and future plans for Germany. he outlined his political ideas including his beliefs about nationalism, race and his plans for Germany's future. -
The first 5 year plan in the USSR aimed to rapidly industrialize the country and increase production of coal, machinery and steel.
purpose: Rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture in the soviet union -
japan invaded Manchuria in 1931. Japan did this to gain control over it valuable natural resources and its strategic locations.
why: To gain control over resources and expand Japanese territory in mainland China -
The Holodomor was a man made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that caused many deaths. it was caused by polices like forced grain requisition that stalin made leading to starvation and suffering
Why: a man-made famine in soviet Ukraine, part of stalin's collectivization policies. -
Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. Hitler's rise to power through political maneuvering and exploitation of the political climate. -
The Night of the Long Knives in Germany was when Hitler ordered the killing of many leaders of the SA and other political opponents to consolidate his power to gain support from the German army.
purpose: Hitler eliminated political opponents within the Nazi party -
The Nuremberg laws were racial laws that stripped Jeweish people of their citizenship and prohibited marriage. their were 2 laws. 1 was the law from protection of Germany blood. 2 was the reich citizenship law which declared people of German blood to be the only citizens. Discriminatory laws against Jews in Nazi Germany, stripping them of their rights and citizenship -
Mussolini's attempt to expand Italy's colonial empire. by Mussolini attacked Ethiopia to expand its empire.
the purpose: was to help Italy expand its colonial empire and increase its power and influence in Africa. -
The great purge was a campaign led by Stalin to eliminate political opponents and anyone who would threaten his power. Stalin's campaign of political repression and persecution. Gulags were forced labor camps -
a conflict between the Republicans and Nationalist, often seen as a proxy war between fascist and socialist ideologies. -
The rape of Naking was a brutal massacre of mass rape carried out by Japanese shoulders in the Chinese city of Naking. Japanese troops committed numerous atrocities against Chinese civilians and soldiers -
"Night of broken glass" a pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany. it was violent anti-Jewish pogrom in Nazi Germany where Jewish homes businesses were destroyed and many Jews were arrested and killed. -
Nazi Germany invaded Poland marking the start of WWII. The invasion was a surprise attack using fast moving troops and tanks. this event is important because it marked the start of World war II -
The bombing of Pearl Habor happened when japan launched a surprise attack on the US naval base located in Hawaii. A surprise attack on the US naval base, leading to the United States entering World War II.