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Mussolini's March on Rome
Benito Mussolini's march on Rome was a political demonstration to showcase the power of his political party: National Fascist Party. This march brought this party to power in the Italian kingdom. -
Hitler's Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf, or My Struggle is a autobiographical manifesto written by Adolf Hitler during his prison sentence. It practically outlines his future plans for restoring Germany to what it once was. -
The 1st Five Year Plan
The 1st Five Year Plan enacted by Stalin sought to rapidly industrialize on a large scale by expanding industry and energy production while also collectivizing land in the midst among the Soviet State. -
Stalin Becomes a Dictator
After Vladimir Lenin's death, Stalin's socialist group began to instill great fear, directly remove any political competition, and utilized propaganda to bring himself to the top of the Soviet state. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
In an effort to discover and claim raw materials for their growing industry, Japan invaded Manchuria and continued to occupy and claim Chinese territory. -
Holodomor
Holodomor was an intentional nation-wide famine conducted by the Soviet Republic to essentially crush any growing sense of independence that was growing in the peasantry of Ukraine. -
Hitler Apponted Chancellor
With the good word of other superior members of the German government, Hitler was granted the position of chancellor. This gave him a proper avenue to legitimate power. -
Night of Long Knives
The Night of Long Knives was a "purging" of other Nazi leaders in order to secure Hitler's spot as the absolute superiority. Totally, hundreds were killed. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
In order to boost the national prestige of Italy, the state invaded Ethiopia in what is known as the Italo-Ethiopian War. This war ended in the Ethiopian King being exiled and the legitimacy of the League of Nations being checked. -
Nuremburg Laws
The Nuremburg Laws was legislature that basically stripped the rights of any Jew under Hitler's rule and were approved by the general Nazi Party. -
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was a conflict between the Spanish Republicans and Spanish Nationalists fought between 1936-1939. With the victory of the Nationalist group at the end, Spain adopted a long lasting dictatorship for almost 4 decades. -
The Great Purge + Gulags
The Great Purge was the apprehending of any residents of the Soviet Republic that were suspected of political crimes. Suspicions in espionage, anti-Soviet ideologies, sabotage, etc... led to the death of hundreds of thousands and the rest being sent to concentration labor camps, or gulags. -
Th Rape of Nanking
This was the widespread massacre of Chinese residents and sexual assault of Chinese residents during the Sino-Japanese War. Over 150,000 Chinese male war "prisoners" were killed and around 20,000 Chinese girls, of a multitude of ages, were raped. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, was an overnight destruction and attacking of Jewish peoples and property. -
Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland was a joint attack on the Poland Republic from Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union. At this invasion is when the countries associated with the League of Nations finally took action against the spreading eastern powers. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a Hawaiian military base that was surprisingly attacked by Japanese fighter planes toward the, at the time, neutral United States.