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Mussolini's March on Rome.
This show
of force convinced Italy’s king to put Mussolini at the
head of Italy’s government. -
Hitler Writes Mein Kampf
The book described Hitler’s major
political ideas, including nationalism and the
racial superiority of the German people, whom
he called Aryans. -
Japan Invades Manchuria.
Many in the army believed that Manchuria’s
resources would help free Japan from economic
reliance on trade with the West and would thus
allow Japan to compete with large industrial
nations. -
Holodomor Begins
Ukrainians Refused Collectivization so he punished the
Ukrainians, Stalin refused to send food to aid
them when a famine struck the region in 1932.
Millions of Ukrainians starved to death -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Through Hitler’s efforts the Nazis continued to gain strength in the early 1930s. They
became the most popular of Germany’s many
political parties. He then becomes Chancellor of Germany. -
The Night of the long knives.
The purge is known as the “Night of the Long Knives” or “Operation Hummingbird.” These murders cemented an agreement between the Nazi Regime and the German army (Reichswehr). This enabled Hitler to proclaim himself Führer of National Socialist Germany and to claim absolute power. -
Nuremberg Laws Enacted
created a separate legal
status for German Jews, eliminating their citi-
zenship and many civil and property rights,
such as the right to vote. -
The Great Purge Begins
In a
series of purges, Stalin attacked real and imag-
ined opponents of his rule. Thousands of Com-
munist leaders, military officers, and ordinary
citizens were executed or sent to the Gulag. -
Nanking Massacre
Japanese troops went on a
murderous rampage, killing Chinese soldiers
and civilians alike. At least 100,000 Chinese
men, women, and children were killed in the
Nanjing Massacre. -
Kristallnacht
Anti Jewish Riots Occured and During the riots, nearly
100 Jews were killed, and thousands of Jewish
businesses and places of worship were dam-
aged and destroyed