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Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf "My Struggle" was written by Adolf Hitler. In this book, part autobiography, part political ideology, Hitler blames the Jews for the economic and social problems of Germany -
Stock Market Crash
Also known as 'black Tuesday' the U.S. stock market crashed after many investors sold their stock in order to pay off the debt they had aqcuired in their purchasing of stock. -
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The Great Depression
Triggered by the U.S. stock market crash, the great depression affected countries worldwide. People waited in soup lines for food, thousands lost their jobs and had to move from their homes to search for any kind of work. Many people died. -
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese, after the Mukden incident in which they staged an attack on themselves, blamed the people of Manchuria for the attack then invaded and set up a puppet state known as Manchuko. -
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Japanese Expansion
Began with Japan's invasion of Manchuria and was their continual overtaking of islands in the pacific -
Hitler's Rise to Power
Adolf Hitler, a WWI veteran and political leader, lead the Nazi party to supreme control in Germany, beginning with his book 'Mein Kampf' he spread anti-Semetic feeling in Germany. -
Enabling Act
The Enabling act was passed by the Reichstag and allowed Hitler and the Nazi party to temporarily pass legislation without it needing to be passed by the Reichstag. -
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Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws were anti-semetic legislation that prevented Jews and non-Jews from marrying. They also stripped Jews of their German citizenship. -
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Ethiopian War
Fought between Italy and Ethiopia. Was won by Italy. Exposed the inherent weaknesses of the League of Nations -
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
Hitlers sending of troops into the Rhineland, against the Treaty of Versailles. This was allowed as per the British Prime Minister Chamberlain's policy of Appeasement. He allowed Hitler to re-take the Rhineland as long as Hitler promised not to use force to expand Germany's borders any further. -
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Spanish Civil War
This began as a right wing uprising against the Spanish government and was only partially successful. After the partially-successful coup, Francisco Franco began a war with the established government, he was supported by Nazi Germany and Italy. Nazi Germany simply joined as a means of practicing their war techniques and bombing strategies. -
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Appeasement
Appeasement was the policy of making concessions to an agressor for legitimate grievances in the hopes that war will be avoided as a result. This is what Chamberlain of England used with Nazi Germany with no success. -
Rape of Nanjing
Mass murder and war rape of Chinese by the Japanese during the second Sino-Japanese war. -
Anschluss
This was Nazi Germany's annexing of Austria -
Munich Conference
This was when Chamberlain, the Prime Minister of England, signed a treaty allowing Nazi Germany to take the Sudentland because of his policy of Appeasment.
