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Events that Happened in Europe
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Manchurian Incident
Japan attacked Manchuria -
The Japanese military took over Manchuria
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Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
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Mussolini attacked Ethiopia
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Spanish Civil War
Political parties such as Fascist and Communists organizations wanted power, this created an atmosphere for labor strikes, assassinations, and street battles. -
Hitler illegally re-armed his nation and violated the Treaty of Versailles
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Hitler allied with Mussolini to create the Rome-Berlin Axis
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Franco took over Spain
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Hitler and Stalin signed a treaty to divide up Poland
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Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Japan introduces the Greater East Asia Co.-Prosperity Sphere
this was enforced to liberate all of Asia from European control. "With the cooperation of Japan, China, and Manchukuo the world can be in peace." -
Japan Allied with Germany and Italy, and signed a pact with Stalin