prewar events

  • invasion of manchuria

    When the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden incident.
  • hitler becomes chancellor

    President Hindenburg named Hitler the president of the Nazi Party. This was a big turning point for Germany, his plan embraced by much of the German population was to do away with politics and make Germany powerful.
  • invasion of ethiopia

    Ethiopia was invaded on October 3, 1935 by a fascist leader, Benito Mussolini. The Italians committed countless atrocities on the independent state.
  • the munich conference

    by Nazi Germany,It provided "cession to Germany of the Sudeten German territory" of Czechoslovakia.
  • kristallnacht

    was a pogrom against Jews carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany on November 10, 1938. The German authorities looked on without intervening.
  • non-aggression pact

    treaty between two or more states or countries that includes a promise by the signatories not to engage in military action against each other.