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Japan Expansion
Japan sought to expand its territory at China.For first it occupied Manchuria -
The Third Reich
Germany developed a policy of territorial expansión aimed at creating a vast empire of lands inhabited by Germanic peoples. In violation of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler remilitaraised the Rhineland -
Preparing For War (II)
In November 1936, Germany entered into the Anti-Comintern Pact with Japan. -
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Spanish Civil War
Italy and Germany took part in the Spanish Civil War supplying the insurgent forces with soldiers and weapons, while France and Great Britain chose not to get involved (Non-Intervention Pact) -
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Preparing For War
The expansionist policy was based on a series of mutually supportive internationals treaties. in 1936, Germany entered into the Rome-Berlin Axis Alliance with Italy, which was renewed in 1939under the name Pact of Steel. -
Expansion Continues
Japan invaded the rest of China. -
Munich Conference
Was convened by Hitler following protests by France, Great Britain and other powers over his policy of expansionism. It ended with the democracies accepting Hitler's promises to expand no further. -
The Occupation Of Austria
In March, it used military force to occupy Austria and in Septemer demanded Czechoslovakia hand over the Sudetenland, which was populated by significant German minority. -
Preparing For War (III)
To prevent the USSR from joining forces with France and Great Britain and helping Poland, Hitler signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact with Stalin, after which he began the invasion of Poland in September 1939. -
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Axis Victories
Following the invasion of Poland in September 1939, Hitler launched Blitzkrieg, "lightning war", consisted of using armoured divisions (Panzer divisions) and strong aerial support. -
Operation Barbarossa
In June 1941, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa and attacked Russia, quickli reaching the gates of Moscow and Leningrad. This was an extremely significant event as,in response, the USSR joined the Allied forces in the battle against the Axis Powers. -
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Allied Ofensives
In June 1942, the war took decisive turn after the USSR and United States entered the conflict.In May 1943, in North Africa, the British defeated the German at El Alemain. After an Allied army landed in French Africa and defeated the Germans in Tunisia. -
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From Peace Conferences To Confrontation
In November 1943, the Three Major Allies ( Great Britain, US, and the USSR) met for the first time at the Terhan Conference.
In February 1945, the second conference took place in Yalta, which led to the creation of international peacekeeping body: United Nations. And in August of the same year the Third conference took place in Potsdam.
Finally, peaces treaties with Germany's other allies were drawn up during the Paris Peace Conference in 1946. The treaty with Austria was not signed until1955.
