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Japan attacks Manchuria
February 1932, the Japanese had conquered the whole of Manchuria, and set up a Japanese-controlled state called Manchukuo, run by the former Emperor of China. Thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians had been killed by the modern but ruthless Japanese army. -
US Neutrality Acts
In the 1930s, the United States Government enacted a series of laws designed to prevent the United States from being embroiled in a foreign war by clearly stating the terms of U.S. neutrality. -
Japan Attacks China
Japanese invades china in 1937.Japan wanted o domnate most of china. This invasion led Japan to declare war on China about a weekk later. -
Germany takes Austria
On March 12, 1938, German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich. -
Munich Peace Conference
On 29 September 1938 the Munich Conference was called. Here Hitler met with representatives of the heads of state from France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. -
Germany and Japan leave League of Nations
Japan withdrew from the League of Nations in 1935 to pursue its own greater ambitions in the Far East. Germany withdrew for the LON because of the refusal of the Western powers to acquiesce in Germany’s demands for military parity. -
Germany takes Czechoslovakia
Shortly after he signed the Munich Agreement in September 1938, Adolf Hitler privately complained to members of his SS bodyguard, "That fellow Chamberlain spoiled my entrance into Prague." For Hitler, the Munich Agreement was nothing more than a worthless piece of paper. On October 21st, just three weeks after signing the document, he informed his generals that they should begin planning for "the liquidation of the remainder of Czechoslovakia." -
Non-Aggression Pact
On August 23, 1939–shortly before World War II (1939-45) broke out in Europe–enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Germany Invades Polaand
German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. -
Battle of Britain
With France defeated, Hitler sets his sights on conquering Britain. Before a ground assault could be launched, the Germany first needed to gain air superiority over the RAF. Military installaions, airfields, shipping facilities and harbours were all targeted in prepartion for Operation Sealion, the german invasion of Britain.
