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Japan Invades parts of China
For the Chinese, war began in 1931, when Japan invaded northeastern China, setting up a Japanese state called Manchukuo. -
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World War II
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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor
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 form the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty.
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy form the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty. -
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was a pact against communism and Russia. -
Japan invades China
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Hitler annexes the country of Austria into Germany
This is also called the Anschluss. -
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World War II begins
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France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
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Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway
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Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government
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The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily.
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Germany invades Poland. World War II begins.
