1939 ⟶ Germany and Soviet Union Sign Non-Aggression Pact
August 23: The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and t...
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⛓️ First Gulag Inmates in the Soviet Union
First people sent to the gulag in the Soviet Union as Stalin assumes effective control.⟶
Soviet UnionGulagStalinPurgesRepressionTotalitarianismHuman Rights
Soviet Union🇩🇪 Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany
January 30: Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.⟶
NazismFascismAdolf HitlerWeimar RepublicPolitical PowerTotalitarianismWorld War IIPolitical TransitionDictatorship
Germany👑 Hitler Assumes Title of Führer After Hindenburg's Death
August 2: With the death of Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler declares himself Führer of Germany.⟶
NazismTotalitarianismDictatorshipWorld War IIPolitical PowerLeadershipThird ReichAdolf HitlerWeimar Republic
Germany🤝 Munich Agreement: Czechoslovakia Ceded to Nazi Germany
September 30: Munich Agreement hands Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany.⟶
AppeasementNazi GermanyWorld War IICzechoslovakiaAdolf HitlerTreatyDiplomacy
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Italy🤝 Germany and Soviet Union Sign Non-Aggression Pact
August 23: The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union.⟶
World War IIAppeasementNazi GermanySoviet UnionDiplomacyTotalitarianismAdolf HitlerJoseph Stalin
GermanySoviet Union🇩🇪 East German Uprising, Beria's Execution, and Soviet Power Struggle
June 16 – 17: An East German Uprising leads to the arrest and execution of Lavrentiy Beria; power struggle begins between Georgy Malenkov and Nikita Khrushchev.⟶
Cold WarSoviet UnionEast GermanyRebellionPolitical PurgeNikita KhrushchevEastern Bloc
GermanySoviet Union