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WW II timeline

  • stalin becomes a dictator of USSR?

    stalin becomes a dictator of USSR?

    How: through political maneuvering, eliminating rivals, and consolidating power within the communist party after Lenin's death.
  • Mussolini's March on rome

    Mussolini's March on rome

    Outcome: Mussolini and the Fascist party came to power in Italy
  • Hitler writes Mein Kampf

    Hitler writes Mein Kampf

    Hitler's autobiographical manifesto outlining his political ideology and future plans for Germany
  • 1st "five year plan" in USSR

    1st "five year plan" in USSR

    purpose: Rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture in the soviet union
  • Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan invades Manchuria

    why: To gain control over resources and expand Japanese territory in mainland China
  • Holodomor

    Holodomor

    Why: a man-made famine in soviet Ukraine, part of stalin's collectivization policies.
  • Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany

    Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany

    Hitler's rise to power through political maneuvering and exploitation of the political climate.
  • Night of the Long Knives in Germany

    Night of the Long Knives in Germany

    purpose: Hitler eliminated political opponents within the Nazi party
  • Nuremberg Laws enacted

    Nuremberg Laws enacted

    Discriminatory laws against Jews in Nazi Germany, stripping them of their rights and citizenship
  • Italian invasion of Ethiopia

    Italian invasion of Ethiopia

    Mussolini's attempt to expand Italy's colonial empire
  • The Greate Purge and gulags

    The Greate Purge and gulags

    Stalin's campaign of political repression and persecution. Gulags were forced labor camps
  • Spanish civil war

    Spanish civil war

    a conflict between the Republicans and Nationalist, often seen as a proxy war between fascist and socialist ideologies.
  • The rape of Naking

    The rape of Naking

    Japanese troops committed numerous atrocities against Chinese civilians and soldiers
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

    "Night of broken glass" a pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany.
  • Nazi Germany invades poland

    Nazi Germany invades poland

    this event is important because it marked the start of World war II
  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    A surprise attack on the US naval base, leading to the United States entering World War II.