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Japan invades Manchuria
Japan claimed that Chinese soldiers had sabotaged the railway, and attacked the Chinese army (which had just executed a Japanese spy). The Chinese army did not fight back because it knew that the Japanese were just wanting an excuse to invade Manchuria. -
Announcment of Rome-Berlin Axis
Nazi germany and Fascist Italy sign a treay of cooperation on October 25. An agreement formulated by Italy’s foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano informally linking the two fascist countries. It was formalized by the Pact of Steel in 1939. The term Axis Powers came to include Japan as well. -
World War II in the Pacific
Japanese expansion in East Asia began in 1931 with the invasion of Manchuria and continued in 1937 with a brutal attack on China. This helps Japan join the millitary alliance "Axis". -
Nonaggression Agreement
Nazi germany and the Soviet Union sign an agreement and a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence. -
World War II in Europe
Germany invades Poland; the start of WWII in Europe. -
Declaring War on Germany
Great Britain and France declared war on Germany just 2 days after the invasion of Poland. -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
