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September 1931 Japan invades Manchuria
Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of Japan almost immediatly following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state, Manchukuo and their occupation lasted until the second worl war was over. -
Italy attacks Ethiopia
Italo-Ethiopian War (what it was known as) an armed conflict that resulted in Ethiopia’s subjection to Italian rule. Often seen as one of the episodes that prepared the way for World War II, the war demonstrated the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations when League decisions were not supported by the great powers. -
July 1937: Japan invades China
It was the largest war of the 20th century, the countries had fought since 1931, but a full scale war started in 1937 and ended with the surrender of Japan. This started with Japanese imperialist policy which aimed to dominate China for their products. -
Germany occupies Rhineland
Germany was forced to sign The Treaty of Verasilles even though they did not want to. As dictated by the Treaty of Versailles, Germany’s military forces were reduced to insignificance and the Rhineland was to be demilitarized. As you can see Germany did not get what it wanted. -
March 1938: Germany annexes Austria
Austrian Nazis attempted to seize the Austrian government by force and unite their nation with Nazy Germany. This was their second attempt in four years. -
September 1938: Germany takes Sudetenland
Nazi Germany, Great Britain, France, and, Italy signed an agreemet that allowed Germany to annex Sudetenland which was part of Czechoslovakia. The Germans thought Czechoslovakia was plotting against them. -
March 1939: Germany seizes Czechoslovakia
Hitler’s forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia is a nation sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany’s imperial aims. -
April 1939: Italy conquers Albania
On March 12, 1938, German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich. Austrian Nazis conspired for the second time in four years to seize the Austrian government by force and unite their nation with Nazi Germany.
