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Kellog-Briand Pact
The Kellog-Briand Pact is an agreement to outlaw wars. It was signed in Paris, so sometimes it is called the Pact of Paris. -
Japan's Invasion of Manchuria
Japan invaded the northern Chinese province of Manchuria because they want to secure resources for its expanding industries. Many Western countries protested the Japanese action, but they also opposed to defended China. In February 27, 1932 Japanese succesfully conquer China. -
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws were laws which excluded the Jews from German life and also took away some of their natural rights. It was first declared at the annual Nazi rally held in Nuremberg. -
Invasion of Ethiopia
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War is a brief war between Italy and Ethiopian Empire. This was is infamous for Italian illegal use of mustard gas. -
German Occupation of the Rhineland
France had signed a treaty of friendship and mutual support with the USSR. Germany claimed the treaty was hostile to them and Hitler used this as an excuse to send German troops into the Rhineland in March 1936. -
Civil War in Spain
The Spanish Civil War broke out when the Spanish army in Morocco led by General Francisco Franco rose up against the democratically elected Republican government. The civil war ended in April 1, 1939. -
Japan’s Invasion of China
This event is known as the Second Sino-Japanese War. A conflict broke out when China began resisting the expansion of Japanese influence in its territory. Japanese wanted to unseat the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek, so they declared the war. The war ended in September 9, 1945. -
The Fall of Nanjing
The battle of Nanjing was one of the battles fought in the Second Sino - Japanese War. They fought until December 13, 1937, where the Japanese had declared the battle a victory. -
Anschluss of the Sudetenland
The Sudeten crisis began in February 1938 when Hitler demanded self-determination for all Germans in Austria and Czechoslovakia. Shortly after, Austrian Nazis rioted and invited Hitler to invade, which he did in March, declaring Anschluss. -
Munich Conference
The Munich agreement was signed in this conference. The Munich Agreement was an agreement between France, Italy, Nazi Germany and Britain. After Germany invaded the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia, the British and French prime ministers tried to get Hitler to agree not to use his military in the future in return for the land he had taken, and Hitler agreed. -
Invasion of Poland
In August of 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty. One week later, Germany invaded Poland. The first attack of the war took place on September 1, 1939, as German aircraft bombarded the Polish town of Wielun, killing nearly 1,200 people. -
The End of World War ll
On May 8, 1945, the Allies accepted Germany's surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide.
