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Japan Invades Manchuria
On September 19, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria. Japan wanted natural resources and because they didn't have many countries from which to gather resources. -
Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany alongside with his Nazi party. Hitler had begun along his road to absolute power. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italy invades Ethiopia on October 3, 1935. Italy's forces were led by Emilio De Bono. General Emilio De Bono was named Commander-in-Chief on March 28, 1935. -
German Anschluss
Germany annexes Austria into Nazi Germany. Hitler wanted to unite all German speaking people into Germany. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Conference was a conference held in Munich, Germany involving several world leaders. Adolf Hitler represented Germany, Neville Chamberlain represented Great Britain, and Édouard Daladier represented France. Hitler and his Nazi party had attacked the Sudetenland and wanted the rest of Czechoslovakia. Chamberlain and Daladier let Hitler have the Sudetenland out of appeasement. -
Germany begins to violate Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler begins to build up army and weapons. In March 1936 Germany occupied the demilitarized Rhineland. In March 1938 Germany annexes Austria. In September 1938 Germany, with Great Britain and France's approval, annexes Czechoslovakia. On September 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland. -
Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland marked the beginning of World War II. -
Great Britain and France Declare War on Germany
Great Britain and France delcare war on Germany because Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. -
Germany attacks France
Germany attacks France. Germany bypassed the Maginot Line, a defensive line for the French, and went through the Ardennes Forest. Germany took Paris soon after. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive to the west. The Germans created a large bulge in the Allied lines. The Germans pushed the Allies back 60 miles.
