Timeline of Totalitarianism and World War II 1920-1940
Cultural events
Social events
Political events
Economic events
1920's-1930's: Harsh totalitarian regimes become popular in Italy, Germany, and Russia, controlling economic, social and intellectual characteristics of a society
1920's-1930's: Eugenics, a doctrine believing in selective breeding of humans, becomes popular in fascist movements
1920's: Existentialism, Dadaism, and Surrealism movements gain popularity
1920's: Logical Positivism becomes a popular philosophical movement
1900-1940: Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis theories become popular post-war
1921: Russia adopts the New Economic Policy
1922: Mussolini seizes power and makes fascist government in Italy
1923: Adolf Hitler writes Mein Kampf, his summation of future political plans including "racial purification"
1924: Dawes Plan is introduced with attempt for economic reparations and recovery
1927: Stalin seizes power in the U.S.S.R. making extreme violent communism for Russian citizens
1928: Stalin released his five-year-plan for Russian economics, which is ultimately unsuccessful
1929-1939: Great Depression, Germany first to break out
1933: Hitler gains power in Germany, strengthens the Nazi government
1939: Nazi-Soviet Non-Agression Pact
1939-1945: World War II
1940's: Hitler establishes New Order, requiring that Jews are treated harshly and considered "subhumans," but giving special treatment to people of Nordic descent
1941: Japan bombs pearl harbor, killing thousands of soldiers
1941-1945: Hitler's extremely devastating, anti-Semetic Holocaust occurs in Europe
1945: Hitler commits suicide and World War II comes to a close
1947: U.S. offers economic help, the Marshall Plan, to the European western bloc
Social events
Political events
Economic events
1920's-1930's: Harsh totalitarian regimes become popular in Italy, Germany, and Russia, controlling economic, social and intellectual characteristics of a society
1920's-1930's: Eugenics, a doctrine believing in selective breeding of humans, becomes popular in fascist movements
1920's: Existentialism, Dadaism, and Surrealism movements gain popularity
1920's: Logical Positivism becomes a popular philosophical movement
1900-1940: Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis theories become popular post-war
1921: Russia adopts the New Economic Policy
1922: Mussolini seizes power and makes fascist government in Italy
1923: Adolf Hitler writes Mein Kampf, his summation of future political plans including "racial purification"
1924: Dawes Plan is introduced with attempt for economic reparations and recovery
1927: Stalin seizes power in the U.S.S.R. making extreme violent communism for Russian citizens
1928: Stalin released his five-year-plan for Russian economics, which is ultimately unsuccessful
1929-1939: Great Depression, Germany first to break out
1933: Hitler gains power in Germany, strengthens the Nazi government
1939: Nazi-Soviet Non-Agression Pact
1939-1945: World War II
1940's: Hitler establishes New Order, requiring that Jews are treated harshly and considered "subhumans," but giving special treatment to people of Nordic descent
1941: Japan bombs pearl harbor, killing thousands of soldiers
1941-1945: Hitler's extremely devastating, anti-Semetic Holocaust occurs in Europe
1945: Hitler commits suicide and World War II comes to a close
1947: U.S. offers economic help, the Marshall Plan, to the European western bloc