U.S. History - World War II
1922 -Mussolini becomes dictator of Italy- Mussolini founded fascism and ruled Italy for almost 21 years, most of the time as a dictator. He dreamed of building Italy into a great empire, but he led his nation to defeat in WWII and was executed by his own people.
World Book M.13 2003 edition
1931 -Japan invades Manchuria- In the Japanese War, Japan defeated Russia and took control of the Liaodong Peninsula. In 1931, the Japanese conquered the rest of Manchuna. They made the region a puppet state called Manchukuo. During WWII, Manchuria was an important industrial base for Japan.
World Book M.13 2003 edition
1933 -Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany- On January 30, 1933, Hitler became the German Chancellor. At the time many people in Britain thought this was a good thing for Germany. …
