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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria because it was an area rich in iron and coal. When Japan attacked Manchuria, it was the League of Nation's first challenge. Japan was apart of the League but later pulled out in 1933. -
Germany Invades The Rhineland
Hitler broke the Versailles Treaty even though the treaty states that German troops were not allowed to enter 30-mile-wide zone on either side of the Rhine River. On March 7, 1936, German troops invaded the Rhineland. The French and Britain did not want war making the British urge and appeasement. -
Japan Invades China
An incident on the border led to a full war. Japanese swarmed into northern China and defeated their military. Beijing and other cities in Northern China such as Nanjing fell into Japanese control. The Japanese invaded and attacked, killing tens of thousands and capturing soldiers. -
Germany annex Austria
In 1938 the Austrian Chanslor meet with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in hopes of acknowledging his countries independence but to his surprise he was bullied into taking many Austrian Nazi's into his government. On March 12th Hitler and German troops went into Austria where large crowds met them. Hitter appointed a new Nazi government. Austria now existed as a state of Germany until the end of World War Two. -
Germany Takes Sudetenland
Hitler demanded Sudetenland to be given to Germany. This largely protected area formed the Czech's main method of defense against Germany. The Anschluss were raising pro-nazi thoughts in the Sueden German community. The Czechs refused Germany and asked France for support. -
Germany Invaeds Czechoslovakia
On September 30, 1938, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French Premier Edouard Daladier, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich Pact, which virtually handed over Czechoslovakia to Germany for Peace. Later, Hitler met with the Czech president, Emil Hacha who was consider a weak man, was threatened by Hitler, unless he freed a passage for Germany troops into the Czech borders.
