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Japan attacks Manchuria
Japan claimed that Chinese soldiers sabotaged the railway, and attack Chinese army. The Chinese Army knew this was just Japans way of having an excuse to invade Manchuria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasion_of_Manchuria -
Japan leaves League of Nations
Japan left the League of Nations because blame was put on them about the events in Manchuria. But Japan were not the only ones to leave Italy, Spain and Germany did too. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1933/02/24/Japan-stuns-world-withdraws-from-league/2231840119817/ -
Germany leaves League of Nations
As we know Japan left the League of Nations before Germany. But Germany left because of the refusal of the Western powers to acquiesce in Germany's demands for military parity. https://www.wdl.org/en/item/11598/ -
US Neutrality Acts Signed
The Neutrality Acts were passed to limit the United States involvement in war. They believed that the United States were drawn into war because of loans and trades with allies. https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/neutrality-acts-0 -
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Japan attacks China
Over 6 million Chinese were killed by Japan. It began with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937 in which a dispute between Japanese and Chinese troops escalated into a battle. https://www.britannica.com/event/Second-Sino-Japanese-War -
Germany takes over Austria
In early 1938, Austrian Nazis conspired for the second time in four years to seize the Austrian government by force and unite their nation with Nazi Germany. This was led by Adolf Hitler. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-annexes-austria -
Munich Peace Conference Begins
The Munich Conference was held because of a long series of negotiations. It was a settlement between Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-appeased-at-munich -
Germany takes over Czechoslovakia
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Non-Aggression Pact between Germany and Soviet Union
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Germany Invades Poland
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France Falls to the Germans
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Battle of Britain Begins
This battle lasted for three and a half months and was marked the first defeat of Hitler´s military forces, This was the first major campaign fought entirely by air forces. Also was the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-britain-begins