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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria because the depression hit them hard, and they had alot invested in the Manchuria economny. They basicly took over the Manchurian Railway. -
Reichstag was burned
The Reichstag building was the Gremant parliment meeting place. The Nazi party was said to have set the fire so Hitler had the event he needed to take control. He then Blamed it on the communist party. -
Spanish Civil War
This was a civil war in spain between conservative monarchists know as "carlist" group and "Fascist Falange" group. The point was to over throw the Republican government infavor of a dictatorship. the "carlist" group won. Hitler used this war as a chance to practice his new war tatics. -
FDR's Quarabtine Speech
This speech was about placing an embargo on most countries involved with the war. This includedGermany, Italy and japan, who later attacked us at Pearl Harbor. -
Panay Incident
The Pannay was a U.S Navy gunboat that the japanese attacked while is was anchored in the Yangtze River outside of Nanjing. They appoligised for it and said they didn't see the flags painted on the deck and paid us for the boat. 5 officers, 54 service men, 4 people from the U.S embassy, and 10 civilans were killed. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Conterence or "Munich Pact" was a failed attempt to keep Nazi Germany from taking over Europe. It was an agreement to allow Germany to keep Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland, which they had already taken. -
The Anschluss
German annexation of Austria, which was a direct vialation of the treaty of Versailles. -
Hitler Becomes Fuhrer
Hitler took a 90% vote win. Instead of Hitler taking a oath to Germans, Germans take a oath to Hitler. Hitler was well respected by many but feared by most. -
The Non-Aggression Pact
This was an agreement signed by German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Soviet Union foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov in Moscow. It said that if there was a problem between the two countries they would not attack eachother. It was supposed to last 10 years but, it lasted less then 2. -
The Start of WWII
The German Air Force attacked Poland in what they called a "Blitzkrieg" or "lighting war." They hit so fast that most of Polands planes were destroyed before they left the ground. -
France and Britian Declare war on Germany
They declared war on Germant to stop it before they took over Europe. They had already violated treaties and showed that they did not care. -
France Surrenders to Germany
France, low on money and morale, already ravished by the First world war and had a lightning attack by the Germans had no choice but to surrender, Their military disintegrated under the heavy German attack. The French surrender at Compiegne France. -
The Battle of Britain
Germany had moved into Britain. They started by bombing British Airfields hoping to crush their airforce. Next they started bombing stretegic targets, which gave the British Airforce the chance it needed to start a defence. -
Japan joins the Axis of Power
The Axis of power was the countries that opposed the allies during World War II. the major powers in the Axis were Germany and Italy. -
FDR's Graden Hose Speech
FDR delivered his famous "garden hose" speech about lend leasing. It was his way of getting involved with the war without being in the war. He wanted to let Britain use our ships and give them back in return for a lease on land.
