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Manchuria
Manchuria was invaded in the year 1931 until 1937. Japan had occupied Manchuria after facing the bomb attacks from the United States. This had occurred due to the United States and Japan going into war with one another. Japan had given a surprise attack on the United States. Then as the United Sates had sent bombs to areas of Japan like Hiroshima and Nagasaki which led to Japan having to use Manchuria as a place to occupy.
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Ethiopia
Mussolini wanted to follow Hitler's steps into invading and expanding the territories. Mussolini did so by invading Ethiopia to be able to boost the national status. It did not happen right away because of Ethiopia being able to win in a fight. Both sides decided to fight again but ended up wanting to be forgiven. Mussolini then thought of using that advantage to give unemployed Italians mineral resources.
http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/ww2-italy-invades-ethiopia -
Germany’s Rearmament
Hitler wanted to re-unite all of Germany in one nation no matter what the Treaty of Versailles says. He believed that Germany was the one superior of all. Germany had then also been bending the rules from the Treaty of Versailles by training the military in other areas.Hitler had been trying to get Britain to tell them what he wanted to hear about being able to expand his military.
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Spanish Civil War
Two sides fighting against each other, one side being the Nationalist were they cared mostly about their military, business and landowners. The other side the Republicans cared mainly about the educated middle class and urban and labor workers. With both sides fighting the Nationalists were able to win once they had gone into Madrid. The Spanish civil war had then ended leaving a lot of deaths.
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Anschluss or Union
Hitler wanted to be united with Austria. Although because of the Treaty of Versailles Germany could not unite with Austria anymore. Hitler also wanted to be able to unite with other German speaking countries to become one. Hitler then told Austrian Nazis to be able to overthrow the Austrian government. Italy had an agreement that would protect Austria from any outside danger.
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Czechoslovakia
The Munich Pact was signed by Hitler, Mussolini. Which was to give Czechoslovakia to Germany to make peace. The Czech government tried to make Hitler happy with trying to make things worse for the Jews while giving more benefits to ethnic Germans. Czechoslovakia also gave up many of its resources it ended up making Germany be able to completely dominate Czechoslovakia.
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Invasion of Poland
September 1, 1939 Germany had invaded Poland. Around two weeks the Polish army was defeated. Hitler had made a nonaggression pact with Poland hoping that it would stop Poland from forming a French and Polish military alliance.Germany then seized Polish territories from it's east borders. Eventually Germany occupied Poland in certain areas creating a government. The Nazis then controlled those areas.
https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005070
