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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany. -
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy are allied
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy form the Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty -
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan are allied
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was a pact against communism and Russia. -
The Second Sino-Japanese War starts
Imperial Japan invades the Republic of China and initiates the Second Sino-Japanese War.