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Japan Invades Manchuria
When the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. -
Italy attacks Ethiopia
The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire.The war resulted in the military occupation of Ethiopia. -
Germany occupies Rhineland
This was significant because it violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties, marking the first time since the end of World War I that German troops had been in this region. The remilitarization changed the balance of power in Europe from France towards Germany. -
Japan invades China
Was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. -
Germany annexes Austria
was the Nazi propaganda term for the invasion and incorporation of Austria into Nazi Germany. Initially attempted in 1918, when the Republic of German-Austria attempted union with Germany. -
Germany takes Sudetenland
The name is derived from that of the Sudetes mountains, which run along the northern Czech border as far as Silesia and contemporary Poland, although it encompassed areas well beyond those mountains. -
Germany seizes Czechoslovakia
began with the Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia's northern and western border regions, known collectively as the Sudetenland, under terms outlined by the Munich Agreement. German leader Adolf Hitler's pretext for this effort was the alleged privations suffered by the ethnic German population living in those regions. -
Italy conquers Albania
a brief military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom. The conflict was a result of the imperialist policies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
