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Mussolinis March on Rome
Marked the beginning of fascist rule and meant the doom of the preceding parliamentary regimes of socialists and liberals. resulted in a new government formed by Mussolini -
Hitler writes Mein Kampf
Hitler began to write Mein Kampf in 1924 while in Landsberg Prison where he was detained for high treason for attempting to overthrow the German republic in November 1923 -
USSR first five year plan
Its purpose was to initiate rapid and large-scale industrialization across the USSR -
Stalin becomes dictator of the USSR
After Lenin died in 1924, Stalin eventually outmaneuvered his rivals and won the power struggle for control of the Communist Party. By the late 1920s, he had become dictator of the Soviet Union. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan needed Manchuria for its oil, rubber and lumber in order to make up for the lack of resources in japan -
Holodomor
Stalin Feared that the opposition to his policies in Ukraine could intensify and possibly lead to Ukraine's secession from the Soviet Union, because of this Stalin set unrealistically high grain procurement quotas -
Hitler appointed chancellor of germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed the chancellor of Germany in 1933 following a series of electoral victories by the Nazi party. -
the Night Of Long Knives in Germany
Its purpose was to purge the Nazi leaders which was ordered by Adolf Hitler because he feared the paramilitary SA had become too powerful -
Nuremburg Laws Enacted
The Nuremburg Laws were two race based measures depriving Jews of Rights designed by Adolf Hitler and approved by the Nazi Party at a convention in Nurnberg -
Italian Invasion of Ethiopia
War fought between Italy and Ethiopia where the Italians invaded Ethiopia forcing the Emperor, Haile Selassie, into exile -
The Great Purge and Gulags
This was a brutal political campaign led by Joseph Stalin. its purpose was to eliminate challenge from past and potential opposition groups. -
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish civil war was a military revolt against the Republican government of Spain, supported by conservative elements within the country. -
The Rape of Nanjing
Mass killing and ravaging of Chinese citizens and capitulated soldiers by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army after the Seize of Nanjing, China. -
Kristallnacht
On this day Nazis in Germany torched Synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews -
Nazis invade poland
German forces under control of Adolf Hitler from land and from air -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
The leader of Japan spent months planning this attack which aimed to destroy the Pacific Fleet and destroy Morale in the U.S. Navy. This would allow Japan to advance on targets in the South Pacific without US intervention