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| 1936 |
| January 20th |
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Edward,
Prince of Wales, was crowned King of England on the death of
his father King George V, and became Edward VIII. |
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| March 7th |
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German
troops moved into the Rhineland, and regained territories annexed
at the end of WW1. |
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Hitler's
Germany and Mussolini's Italy signed Axis Pact. Hitler and Mussolini
aided General Franco in the Spanish Civil War. |
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| November
25th |
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Anti-Comintern
Pact between Germany and Japan was signed. |
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The
Spanish Civil War erupted. |
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| December
10th |
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King
Edward VIII of Britain abdicated the throne for an American
divorcee, Wallis Simpson, to avoid a constitutional crisis.
His brother George, became king George VI. |
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Italy
annexed Ethiopia. |
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Forouk
became King of Egypt. Anglo-Egypt alliance saw the British in
the Suez Canal Zone. |
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American
athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Nazi held Olympics
in Berlin, Germany. Adolf Hitler it was said, was to have angered
by Owens' victories, and stormed out of the stadium. |
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The
first Volkswagen (People's Car) was built in Nazi Germany, and
held a triumph. |
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Paraguay
saw a Fascist regime established. |
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