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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria because ot felt that the Empire of Japan should be of he same size as all the western powers. It took Manchuria and did not leave until they were forced out. -
Italy attacks Ethiopia
The Italians invaded Ethiopia because they rejected all arbitration offers. -
Germany occupies Rhineland
This occured because it was directly against the Treaty of Versailles which had laid out the terms which the defeated Germany had accepted. -
Japan invades China
The Japanese invaded China proper, launching the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese military was not only better armed and organized, they were also incredibly brutal. -
Germany annexes Austria
German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich. -
Germany takes Sudetenland
Leaders of Nazi Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy signed an agreement that allowed the Nazis to annex the Sudetenland, a region of Czechoslovakia that was home to many ethnic Germans. -
Germany seizes Czechoslovakia
During a meeting with Czech President Emil Hacha–a man considered weak, and possibly even senile–Hitler threatened a bombing raid against Prague, the Czech capital, unless he obtained from Hacha free passage for German troops into Czech borders. -
Italy conquers Albania
In an effort to mimic Hitler’s conquest of Prague, Benito Mussolini’s troops, though badly organized, invade and occupy Albania.
