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Mussolini’s March on Rome
Mussolini's March on Rome led to the fascist takeover of Italy. The success of the march was the beginning of the fascist party's rule over Italy. -
Stalin becomes dictator of USSR
Stalin became dictator of the USSR after Vladimir Lenin's death in 1924. He oversaw the establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922. -
Hitler writes Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf, translates to "My Struggle". This was the political manifesto written by Hitler. The book outlined everything that the Nazi Party would do. -
1st “five year plan” in USSR
The first "five year plan" was created to start a fast and large scale industrialization across the USSR. -
Holodomor
A man-made famine that occurred in the USSR and Soviet Ukraine. It caused mass starvation and death. It was caused by Joseph Stalin's neglect to collectivize agriculture in the USSR and Soviet Ukraine. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria because they needed natural resources. Japan needed oil, rubber, and lumber from Manchuria, so they invaded Manchuria because they had all of those natural resources. -
Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
Hitler was formally appointed the chancellor of Germany on January 30th, 1933. The chancellor before him, Hindenburg, reluctantly gave up his title to Hitler. -
“Night of the Long Knives” in Germany
The Night of the Long Knives established Hitler as the "president" of the German people. This made his power over the German people stronger. It gave the Nazi party complete control over Germany. -
Nuremberg Laws enacted
The Nuremberg Laws were two race based ways to deprive Jewish people of their rights. They were designed by Hitler and approved by the Nazi Party. These laws deprived Jewish people of their citizenship and designated them as "subjects of the state". It also forbade marriage or relationships between Jews and German citizens. -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia to boost their national prestige. Their ego was wounded when they lost the Battle of Adowa against Ethiopia. -
The Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanking was the mass killing of Chinese citizens and surrendered soldiers by Japanese soldiers in the Japanese Imperial Army. -
The Great Purge and gulags
Gulags were forced labor camps in the Soviet Union. It housed prisoners and criminals in the Soviet Union. At the height of it's time, millions of people were imprisoned there. The Great Purge was a time when Stalin used secret police to spy on people that did not agree with him. The secret police would arrest people and send them to labor camps, like the Gulag, or kill them. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, also called The Night of Broken Glass, was the day that German Nazis attacked Jewish people and their property. Kristallnacht refers to the glass of Jewish owned stores that was shattered because of the Nazis. -
Nazi Germany invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland because they wanted to regain the territory that they lost in the Treaty of Versailles and eventually rule over Poland. -
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was a military revolt against the government in Spain. Rebels, sometimes referred to as nationalists, revolted against the new government in Spain. -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor to prevent the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with their planned military actions in Asia against overseas territories in the U.K., Netherlands, and U.S.