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WW2 Timeline

By DanniD
  • Mussolini's March on Rome- Outcome

    Mussolini's March on Rome- Outcome

    The outcome of Mussolini's March on Rome was collapsing the liberal government of Italy and it led to this appointment of Mussolini as Prime Minastor. This resulted in a totalitarian reign in Italy.
  • Hitler Writes Mein Kamph

    Hitler Writes Mein Kamph

    Mein Kamph was a book that was written by Hitler in jail. Hitler was put in jail for a failed coup. Hitler's purpose in writing it was to outline his life as political prophecy as well as explaining his Core Ideology.
  • First Five Year Plan (USSR)

    First Five Year Plan (USSR)

    The First Five Year Plan for the USSR was aimed to industrialize the USSR and transform the Soviet Union into a major superpower.
  • Stalin Becomes Dictator of USSR

    Stalin Becomes Dictator of USSR

    Stalin became the dictator of the USSR by outmaneuvering his political rivals, and getting rid of his competition. This was significant because he turned the USSR into a military superpower, at the cost of many lives.
  • Japan Invades Manchuria -- why?

    Japan Invades Manchuria -- why?

    Japan invading Manchuria happened because of natural resources to fuel Japan's industrial growth, imperial expansion, and Militarist control.
  • The Holdomor

    The Holdomor

    The Holdomor was a man-made famine in Ukraine. IT lasted one year. It caused the deaths of many Ukrainian people. It was caused by Stalin in order to break Ukrainian nationalism.
  • Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler was appointed Chancellor because of his rising in ranks in the Nazi party. Hitler rising to the high role eventually lead to the Holocaust.
  • Night of the Long Knives in Germany.

    Night of the Long Knives in Germany.

    The Night of the Long Knives was an event when Hitler commanded his Nazi regime to consolidate his power and eliminate his political opponents. The purpose was to keep his power up and stay the highest and mightiest.
  • Nuremburg Laws Enacted-- What were they?

    Nuremburg Laws Enacted-- What were they?

    The Nuremburg Laws were two racist laws passed by Nazi Germany. The laws included only pure German citizens can be part of the riche, and that a German and a Jew cannot get married. The laws set up the framework for systematic descrimination and furthered the Holocaust.
  • Italian Invasion of Ethiopia

    Italian Invasion of Ethiopia

    The Italian invasion of Ethiopia was one of the first events that caused the second Italo-Ethiopian war. Mussolini wanted a larger empire under his fascist regime. The significance of the Italian Invasion of Ethiopia. It was a prelude to WW2 and it exposed the League of Nations' Weakness.
  • Spanish Civil War

    Spanish Civil War

    The Spanish Civil War was faught between the nationalists and the democratic government of Spain. It was significant because it was a testing ground for fascist military tactics and ideals. The war lead to a dictatorship under Franco.
  • The Great Purge and Gulags

    The Great Purge and Gulags

    Like Hitler, Stalin wanted to consolidate his power by eliminating political rivals and opposition. Hitler did this by the Night of the Long Knives, Stalin did this by The Great Purge and running Gulags. Oppositions to Stalin's power were sent to the Gulags, which were labor camps.
  • The Rape of Nanking

    The Rape of Nanking

    The Rape of Nanking was an event where Japanese Imperial Army Forces captured the city of Nanjing, which was part of their goal to attack China.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht

    The Night of Broken Glass, also known as Kristallnacht was a hate crime the Nazi's lead over Jewish people. That night, Nazi forces threw stones, shot at, and broke Jewish buildings, even killing a few. Kristallnacht was a precursor to the Holocaust and one of the first major events that started the Holocaust out.
  • Nazi Germany Invades Poland

    Nazi Germany Invades Poland

    Nazi Germany Invading Poland started WW2. They invaded Poland because Hitler wanted to expand Germany and overturn the Treaty of Versailles.
  • Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombing Pearl Harbor, a U.S Military base in Hawaii, led the U.S into WW2, a war that, once again, they tried to avoid. America going into WW2 further increased the chances that the Allied Powers would win.