events leading up to WW2

Mussolini invades Ethiopia

Oct 3, 1935

A border incident between Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland that caused Italy to invade Ethopia

Formation of Berlin Axis

Oct 25, 1936

The berlin axis was formed to link two facist countries, Italy and Germany. This was formalized by the pact of steel in 1939

Hitler demands the sudetenland

Sep 7, 1938

Hitler consitered Sudetenland as a part of Germany and he felt like he needed it back, so he demanded it back from Czechoslovakia.

Hitler demands Poland

Sep 1, 1939

German forces take over Poland, because Hitler wanted to regain lost territory. WW2 begins

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1947

The imperial japanese army conducted a military strike on the US at pearl harbor in order to prevent them from interfering with their military actions