The document summarizes key events in Europe between World War 1 and World War 2, including the rise of fascism in several countries. Fascist regimes took hold in Italy under Mussolini starting in the 1920s, and in Germany under Hitler in the 1930s. Both leaders consolidated power and transformed their countries into dictatorships. The Great Depression weakened democratic governments and further enabled the rise of fascism across Europe as people sought strong leadership. The League of Nations proved unable to curb Japanese and Italian aggression in the early 1930s.