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Mussolini invades Ethiopia
In the 1920's Benito Mussolini set up the first European facist movement. As a political philosophy, fascism glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for a strong central governemnt led by a dictartorial ruler. -
Formation of Rome-Berlin Axis
An alliance between Italy and Germany. -
War with China
Japan moved steadily southward, protest grew stronger. Chiang ended his military efforts against the communists and formed a united front against the Japanese. Chinese and Japanese forces clashed south of Beijing and hostilities spread. -
Hitler demands the Sudetenland
In a conference, with Munich, British, French, German, and Italy, the representatives didn't object Hitler's demands. German troops were allowed to occupy the Sudetenland. -
Hitler invades Poland
Hitler made a treaty that gave him the freedom to attack Poland. Two days later Britain and France declared war on Germany. -
Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor
Japan launches attack at Pearl Harbor. Japan was losing raw materials to the United States, so the launched a surpirse attack on U.S. and European colonies in Southeast Asia.
