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Invasion of Ethiopia
1.) This was the war fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire.
2.) The war is best remembered for exposing the inherent weakness of the League of Nations. -
Spanish Civil War
1.)This war broke out with a military uprising in Morocco, triggered by events in Madrid
2.) In the early days of the war, over 50,000 people who were caught on the "wrong" side of the lines were assassinated or summarily executed. -
The Rape of Nanjing
1.) Japanese troops captured the Chinese city of Nanjing and embarked on a campaign of murder, rape and looting.
2.) There was an estimated amount of about 250,000 and 300,000 people were killed, many of them women and children. -
Hitler Invades France
1.) Thia was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries,
2.) The battle consists of two main operations. -
Tripaartite Act
1.) This was a pact signed in Berlin, Germany which established the Axis Powers of World War II.
2.) The pact was signed by representatives of Germany (Adolf Hitler), Italy oreign minister and Japan ambassador. -
Pearl Harbor
1.) Japanese Navy struck the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor with a surprising and deadly attack.
2.) It was the attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States into World War II.
