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Occupation of manchuria by the japanese
Japan launched an attack on Manchuria. Within a few days Japanese armed forces had occupied several strategic points in South Manchuria. -
Italy takes possesion of Ethiopia
To extend its colonial empire. It also invaded Albania -
Spanish civil war
Italy and germany took part in the Spanish civil war in 1936-1939 -
Munich conference
Convened by Hitler following protests from France and Great Britain and other powers over his policy of expansionism. -
Renovation of the Rome-Berlin Axis
Germany entered into the Rome-Berlin Axis alliance with Italy, which was renewed under the name Pact of Steel -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
To prevent the USSR from joining forces with France and with Britain and helping Poland , Hitler signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact with Stalin. -
German army invaded most of western Europe
Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium and northern and western France. -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa and attacked Russia quickly reaching the gates of Moscow and Leningrad. -
USSR and US entered the conflict
The war took a decisive turn -
British defeat the germans at El Alamein
Shortly after an allied army under the control of General Eisenhower landing in french Africa -
German assault on Stalingrad
Hitler´s first major failure. The city withstood several months of siege. -
Peace conferences to confrontation
The three major allies met for the first time at the Tehran Conference. Finally peace treaties with Germany´s other allies were drawn up during the Paris Peace Conference
