World War II Comes to Europe

By jwill4348@students.ecps.us

  • Japan attacks Manchuria

    Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931. Japan was then wanted for war crimes. https://www.britannica.com/event/Mukden-Incident

  • Japan leaves Leauge of Nations

    The Commission found that Japanese actions could not be justified as an act of self-defense. The result: the Japanese announced that they were withdrawing from the League. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1933/02/24/Japan-stuns-world-withdraws-from-league/2231840119817/

  • Germany leaves League of Nations

    Adolf Hitler announces Germany is withdrawing from the international organization. The ostensible reason was the refusal of the Western powers to acquiesce in Germany’s demands for military parity.
    https://www.wdl.org/en/item/11598/

  • US Neutrality Acts Signed

    This restricted the export of war materials to foreign nations. This required weapons manufacturers to apply for export licenses.

  • Japan attacks China

    Japan launched a full-scale invasion of the Republic of China. It was called " The Second-Sino Japanese War".

  • Germany takes over Austria

    Germany invaded Austria on this day. Austrian people were enthused when Hitler came. https://www.historycentral.com/dates/1938.html

  • Munich Peace Conference Begins

    This gave Germany permission to annex Sudetenland, in western Czechoslovakia. This happened after he took over Austria.

  • Germany takes over Czechoslovakia

    This occurred on March 15, 1939. This was an attempt to stop Germany’s imperial goals. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nazis-take-czechoslovakia

  • Non-Aggression Pact between Germany and Soviet Union

    Germany and the Soviet Union made a pact not to fight each other. This was suppose to last for 10 years.

  • Germany Invades Poland

    DescriptionThe Invasion of Poland, known in Poland as the September Campaign or the 1939 Defensive War. The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war.
    https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/invasion-of-poland-fall-1939

  • France Falls to the Germans

    Marshal Henri Petain replaces Paul Reynaud as prime minister and arranges to sign armistice with the Nazis. A French General made a broadcast from Germany to urge the French to keep fighting. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/france-to-surrender