WW II Timeline

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  • Mussolini’s March on Rome

    Mussolini’s March on Rome

    Mussolini and his army of armed blackshirts marched into Rome and seized power by force. With Mussolini now in control, Hitler gained a new ally and a valuable asset in the war.
  • Hitler writes Mein Kampf

    Hitler writes Mein Kampf

    While in prison for treason Hilter wrote a book about how he wanted to transform Germany in his image.
  • 1st “five year plan” in USSR

    1st “five year plan” in USSR

    It was a plan to rapidly industrialize the USSR. This lead to huge economic growth and made it easier to mass-produce weapons for war.
  • Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan Invades Manchuria because they needed more land and resources. They invaded without a declaration of war which break the league of nations' rules.
  • Holodomor

    Holodomor

    Stalin starved and terrorized Ukraine for power, millions died.
  • Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany

    Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. This gave him significantly more power and served as a step forward to taking over Germany.
  • Night of the Long Knives

    Night of the Long Knives

    Hitler used his SS to kill of the political opposition so he could gain more power.
  • Italian invasion of Ethiopia

    Italian invasion of Ethiopia

    Italy invaded Ethiopia to regain the pride they lost in 1896 when they were unable to beat them. This added another conflict in WW2
  • Spanish civil war

    Spanish civil war

    The Spanish civil war was used as a testing ground for Hitler's new weapons. This gave Hitler invaluable insight into tactics.
  • The Great Purge and gulag

    The Great Purge and gulag

    Stalin sent people he saw as a danger to his power to work camps and gulags. This gave Stalin more power in the government.
  • Nuremburg Laws enacted

    Nuremburg Laws enacted

    The Nuremberg laws were like Jim Crow but for Jew. These laws marked the beginning of the genocide.
  • The Rape of Nanking

    The Rape of Nanking

    The Japanese took and destroyed the Chinese capital and brutally killed tens of thousands of civilians and raped thousands of women of all ages.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht, or the night of broken glass was when german paratroopers, SS, and civilians attacked and destroyed Jewish-owned businesses. This was a tactic to make people hate the jew.
  • Nazi Germany invades Poland.

    Nazi Germany invades Poland.

    The invasion of Poland was Hitler's first step to world domination and what started WW2.
  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks the USA and gets it involved in the war. With America in the war, it would turn the tide of the war.
  • Stalin becomes dictator of USSR

    Stalin becomes dictator of USSR

    The date Joseph Stalin came into power, Stalin formed a deal with Germany since the western powers rejected him. This gave Hitler the confidence to attack Poland and start WW2