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Japan invades Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria with no declaration for war. -
Night of the Long Knives
Hitler and his Nazis feared the paramilitary SA had become too powerful so Hitler ordered his SS guards to murder the organization's leader and Ernst Rohm. -
Kristallnacht
Nazis killed and injured many jews and destroyed jewish property. -
Non Agression Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union signed German-Soviet Nonagression Pact which meant the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Appeasement
Allowed Hitler and Nazis to expand military power. -
Final Solution
Germany's plan and execution of the systematic genocide of European Jews resulting in 6 million jews dead.