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The Manchurian Incident
Japan wanted a reason to invade China so they did this: they lit off a little piece of dynamite on their own railroad and blamed it on the Chinese nationalists. The dynamite was so weak that it failed to destroy the track and a train ran right over it minutes later. -
Hitler Becomes Prime Minister
Adolf Hitler becomes prime minister of Germany after gaining a large following through his speeches and rallies regarding the outcome of WWI, along with multiple other things. -
Hitler Becomes Prime Minister
Adolf Hitler becomes prime minister of Germany after gaining a large following after giving multiple speeches and holding rallies that explained the reasoning behind their loss in WWI as well as multiple other problems he had with Germany -
Hitler appointed Chancellor
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg -
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U.S. Passes Neutrality Acts
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Hitler Sends Troops into Rhineland
Hitler broke the rules of the Treaty of Versailles and sent troops into Rhineland, a demilitarized zone along the Rhine River. This was to show the world that he was not to be played with. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-reoccupies-the-rhineland) -
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The Spanish Civil War
The revolt began by military officers in Spanish Morocco, then spread to Spain. Francisco Franco broadcasted a message to all army officers to overthrow Spain's leftist Republican government. Within three days the rebels captured Morocco, northern Spain, and other cities. Franco wanted to bring his army of Africa over to Spain. The Spanish King Alfonso held a vote to decide who should rule Spain. The majority picked to abolish the monarchy and sent Alfonso into exile. -
Anschluss
This was the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. Hitler basically bullied the chancellor of Austria to give him Austria. He then obiediently resigned. The president then refused to give them Austria and Germany invaded on March 12. -
Munich Conference
Hitler was determined to annex Sudetenland, which was in Czechoslovakian but had a vast amount of Germans and resources. Referred to as a failed act of appeasement. The state of Czechoslovakia was not even invited to the conference. Britain and France agreed to give it to Hitler, which Czechoslovakia didint like. -
Germany Annexes Sudetenland
It is a piece of land between Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia named after Sudeten Mountains. Hitler wanted it because there was a lot of Germans in this area. Czechoslovakia could not stop Hitler. Czechoslovakia refused so Hitler marched in and took it with ease. -
Kristallnacht
A night time raid in which Nazis in torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. In the aftermath of Kristallnacht some 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to Nazi concentration camps -
Germany Takes Czechoslavakia
On September 30, 1938, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French Premier Edouard Daladier, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich Pact, which sealed the fate of Czechoslovakia, basically handing it over to Germany. Germany would later officially obtain Czechoslovakia in 1939 -
Hitler and Stalin Sign Non-Agression Pact
Adolf Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. This agreement freed Hitler, enabling him to begin World War II in Europe that lasted for nearly two years -
Germany Invades Poland
Hitler was jealous of Poland because they had received some German provinces after the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler signed a nonagression pact with Poland to avoid a French-Polish alliance. When he invaded Poland, the Polish army was defeated within weeks. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland) -
Tripartite Pact
(AKA The Berlin Pact) the Tripartite Pact was an agreement between Germany, Japan and Italy signed in Berlin by, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Saburō Kurusu and Galeazzo Ciano. It was a defensive military alliance that was eventually joined by Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Yugoslavia -
Japan Invades Eastern China
Following the Japanese attack on China in 1937, the Japanese became greedy and sought to expand their empire farther into Southeast Asia.
