Japan begin takeover of Manchuria, which is later renamed Manchukuo.
Hidenburg is elected President in Germany defeating Nazi Party candidate Adolph Hitler and another candidate.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt(FDR) is elected president of the United States
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Hindenburg appoints Hitler Chancellor of Germany
FDR makes the first "fireside chat" speaking to the United States population over the radio
Dachau, the first concentration camp, is established in Germany.
Japan leaves the League of Nations Nazi Germany had withdraw earlier in the year.
Adolph Hitler seizes power in Germany. Hidenburg is reduced to a figure head.
In Germany, Jew and non-Aryans are banned from practicing law and working in the civil services. Later they will be banned from a variety of professions including farming, art, literature, journalism, music and theater.
Several thousand Americans attend a pro-Nazi rally in Queens. New York.
Germany passes law restricting college enrollement of Jews. Similar legal discrimination already exists in the United States.
In Germany, 30,000 are now interned.
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In Germany, the first Nuremberg Laws are passed revoking citizenship from Jews and prohibiting them from marrying non-Jews.
Italy invades Ethiopia
Spanish Civil War begins
Berlin Olympic Games. Nazis disguise outward signs of anti-Semitism
Formation of the Rome-Berlin Axis
Japan and Germany sign Anti-Comiterm Pact.
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Gemany signs military agreement with Japan
Japan invades China
FDR's Speech calls for international cooperation against aggression.
Romanian Jews are stripped of their citizenship
Austria is annexed by Germany.
Jews eliminated from the economy in Germany. Their assets can be seized.
The Jewish refugee ship the St.Louis arrives in Belgium after being denied access to Cuba.
