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Mussolini’s March on Rome -outcome
Benito Mussolini had organized a fascist insurrection of the government. From this is had killed any sort of parliamentary system that was in place, and held on the position of leader of Italy as a dictator. -
Hitler writes Mein Kampf
This is the book that was mainly an autobiography of Adolf Hitler. Adolf had described in his own book of the "real reasons" that Germany lost the war. Along the ideas that he had have for Germany going forward. -
1st “five year plan” in USSR– purpose
Stalin had originally looked at his own country as a back water nation. His first five-year plan from 1928-32 was to move the Soviet Union to a more productive less agricultural nation to stand against the world. -
Stalin becomes dictator of USSR
The date isn't exactly clear, but one thing is for sure is that he nearly had absolute power. He had obtain a few positions, such as General Secretary and Chairman of the Council of Minsters. It is known to have this absolute power by the late 1920's to early 30's. -
The Great Purge and gulags
When Stalin had seized absolute power, one of his first acts was this "cleansing" of oppositions to the party and the leader. A decade before Stalin's rule, gulags had been a interment camps that had been used. Stalin had exercise these camps to his favor, that was for the Great Purge. -
Japan invades Manchuria – why?
From 1931 to February of the 27th in 1932, the Empire of Japan had attack Manchuria, to conquer Manchuria. The area had resources that the Empire needed. At the time time the take over was to create a buffer from China to Russia. -
Holodomor
From 1932 to 1933 the Soviet Union had starved the countryside. There had been a estimated 3.5 million that had died. -
Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
After obtaining several electoral victories, and gaining seats in the house, Hitler had started to put in place his style of government. -
“Night of the Long Knives” in Germany - purpose
By the second June of his reign, he had ordered an execution of the destruction and killings of the Jewish population in Germany. This was to exercise his ideas from his book and his philosophy. -
Nuremburg Laws enacted
These laws that were purposed, had enacted the legal persecution of the Jewish population within Germany. -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
From the October of 1935 to the May of 1936 the Italians had attacked and had taken over Ethiopia. This was to proclaim Italy as a power. -
Spanish civil war
From 1936 to the beginning of April of 1939, a war between the socialists and nationalists of Spain had broke out. The nationalists had won leaving Francisco Franco to rule Spain until his death. He had left the nation to be neutral during WWII. -
The Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanking occurred the very end of 1937, as this was during the Sino-Japanese war. The act had killed tens if thousands of civilians as many of the women were raped, many times killed. -
Kristallnacht
The area was a ghetto for the Jewish that were imprisoned by the Nazis. The event was a holdout as the Jews had fought against the Germans, over all around 90 people had been killed, possibly more. -
Nazi Germany invades Poland
The invasion of Poland had only lasted for a little over a month. Between Germany and the Soviets, they had split the land, this had also brought France and Britain into the war. -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
The attack had begun early in the morning without notice. The attack only lasted for a day but had brought the sleeping giant of the United States, to declare war on the empire of Japan.