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Triple Alliance
The Triple Alliance was the military alliance between Germany, Austria–Hungary, and Italy, (as opposing the Triple Entente which consisted of an alliance between Britain, France and Russia), that lasted from 1882until the start of World War I in 1914. Each member promised mutual support in the event of an attack by any other great powers, or for Germany and Italy, an attack by France alone. -
Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (German: Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen) (also translated as Thus Spake Zarathustra) is a philosophical novel by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885. Much of the work deals with ideas such as the "eternal recurrence of the same", the parable on the "death of God", and the "prophecy" of the Übermensch, which were first introduced in The Gay Science. -
Nietzsche dies
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet, cultural critic and classical philologist. Nietzsche's key ideas include the death of God, the Übermensch, the eternal recurrence, the Apollonian and Dionysian dichotomy, perspectivism and the will to power. -
Triple Entente
The Triple Entente (from French entente, "good will") was the name given to the alliance among France, Britain and Russia after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente in 1907. The alliance of the three powers, supplemented by various agreements with Portugal, Japan, the United States, Brazil, Canada, and Spain, constituted a powerful counterweight to the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo. Assignment of responsibility for the bombing and murders of 28 June is highly controversial because the attack led to the outbreak of World War I one month later. -
Bolshevik Takeover
Run by Lenin, the Bolshevik Party was against the Provisional Government. After defeating that government, the new government, made up of Soviets, and led by the Bolsheviks was created. -
Hitler joins NSDAP
NSDAP is the Nazi Party. He joined this party in 1919 and became the leader in 1921. -
Russian Civil War Begins
War in the Russian Empire fought between the Bolshevik (Red Army) and the White Army. The Red Army defeated the White Armed forces although many foreign armies warred against the Red Army. -
Mussolini creates Fascist Party
The National Fascist Party was an Italian political party, created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of fascism. The party ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under an authoritarian system that described itself as totalitarian.Fascsism is the existence of ONE political party. -
March On Rome
The March On Rome was led by Mussonlini of Italy. This march marked the beginning of the fascist party. -
Beer Hall "Putsch"
This was a failed attempt by Hitler to seize power in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. -
Lenin's Death
Lenin, Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician died of a stroke/heart attack in 1924. -
Hitler's Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is a book wirtten by Adolf Hitler, exposing Hitler's poltical ideology, National Socialism. -
5 Year Plan
Stalin's 5 Year Plan concentrated on the development of iron and steel, machine-tools, electric power and transport. Joseph Stalin set the workers high targets. He demanded a 1115 increase in coal production. -
Japan invades Manchuria
In 1931, the Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria. This was mainly an attempt by the Japanese to gain control over the whole province, in order to encompass all of East Asia. -
Nazi Party wins majority in election
Federal Elections were held in Germany on July 31, 1932. They saw great gains in the Nazi Party. With the Communists remaining strong, the anti-republican parties together now had a majority in the Reichstag. -
Hitler becomes chancellor
He was Chancellor, or head of government, from 1933-1945. -
Collectivisation of Agriculture
Collectivization in the Soviet Union was enforced under Stalin between 1928 and 1940. His goal was to consolidate individual land into collective farms and increase the food supply in urban areas, the supply of raw materials and agricultural exports. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
This whole invasion was led by Mussolini, in spite of Italy losing a battle in 1818. He simply wanted redemption so he sent Italian forces into Ethiopia, using only the weakest of excuses to cover the blatant act of aggression. -
Germany re-militarizes Rhineland
The remilitarization of Rhineland by the German Army took place in 1936 when Germqan forces entered Rhineland; violating the terms of the Treaty of Versailles-- this was the first time the German troops had been in this region since World War 1. -
The Great Purges
The Great Purges was a series of campaigns of political repression and murder in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin. -
Rape of Nanjing
The Nanjing Massacre was a msss murder and war rape that occured during the six-week period following the Japanese capture of the capital of Nanjing. During this period, hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and disarmed soldiers were murdered by soldiers of Japanese Army. Widespread public rape also occurred. -
Anschluss (annexation of Austria)
This was the occupation and joining of Auatria into Nazi, Germany. Austria was forced to join Nazi Germany under Hitler's rule. -
Capture of Sudentenland
German occupation of Czechoslovakia began with the Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia's northern and western border regions, known aa the Sudentenland. -
The Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was an agreement allowing Nazi German annexation (joining/taking control) of Czechoslovakia. -
Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Act
This was a treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union stating that both parties would stay neautral in the event that either nation were attacked by a third party. -
Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis
In WWII, these Axis Powers were one of the most important. It included Hitler of Germany, Mussolini of Italy and Hirohito of Japan.