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Japan attacks Manchuria
japan invaded Manchuria before the Mukden incident and establishment of Manchukuo as a Japanese puppet state -
Germany leaves League of Nations
the German government announced its withdrawal from the League of Nations. -
Japan leaves Leauge of Nations
The Japanese delegation, defying world opinion, withdrew from the League of Nations Assembly today after the assembly had adopted a report blaming Japan for events in Manchuria -
US Neutrality Acts Signed
in response to the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia that eventually led to World War II. -
Japan attacks China
a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan -
Germany takes over Austria
refers to the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938 -
Munich Peace Conference Begins
an agreement concluded at Munich September 29, 1938, by Germany Great Britain, France and Italy. It provided cession to Germany of the Sudeten German territory of Czechoslovakia -
Germany takes over Czechoslovakia
began with the German annexation of Czechoslovakia's border regions known collectively as the Sudetenland under terms outlined by the Munich Agreement. -
Non-Aggression Pact between Germany and Soviet Union
a neutrality pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed in Moscow on 23 August 1939 by foreign ministers Joachim von Ribbentrop and Vyacheslav Molotov respectively. -
Germany Invades Poland
an invasion of Poland by Germany that marked the beginning of World War II. -
France Falls to the Germans
the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. In the six weeks from 10 May 1940, German forces defeated Allied forces by mobile operations and conquered France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands bringing land operations on the Western Front to an end until 6 June 1944. -
Battle of Britain Begins
a military campaign of the Second World War in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force the Luftwaffe. It has been described as the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces