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1st “five year plan” in USSR– purpose
It was created in order to initiate rapid and large-scale industrialization in the U.S. -
Stalin becomes dictator of USSR
He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party in 1922–1952 and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union in 1941–1953 -
Mussolini’s March on Rome
It marked the beginning of fascist rule and meant the doom of the preceding parliamentary system of socialists and liberals -
Hitler writes Mein Kampf
Autobiographical manifesto anti-Semitic and outlines his political views and future plans for Germany. -
The Great Purge and gulags
publicized show trials and a series of closed, unpublicized trials held in the Soviet Union -
Japan invades Manchuria – why?
For oil, rubber and lumber in order to make up for the lack of resources -
Holodomor
A man-made famine that convulsed the Soviet republic of Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 -
Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany -
“Night of the Long Knives” in Germany - purpose
The purge of Nazi leaders started by Hitler because there was a fear that paramilitary SA had too much power -
Nuremberg Laws enacted
It was antisemitic and racist laws that were enacted in Nazi Germany -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
This was to boost the Italian national prestige -
Spanish civil war
The main cause of the war was the failure of Spanish democracy -
The Rape of Nanking
Japanese killed about 150,000 male “war prisoners,” killed another 50,000 male civilians, and raped at least 20,000 women and girls of all ages -
Kristallnacht
This was a pogrom against Jews, carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany -
Nazi Germany invades Poland.
Invaded Poland to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
This attack was a "preventive action" to keep the United States Pacific Fleet from getting in the way with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia.
