Joseph Stalin becomes sole dictator of the Soviet Union
The Japanese Army seized Manchuria in the northeast China.
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World War II
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
Militarists were in complete control of the Japanese Government
Japan stepped up its agression towards China
For six weeks, Japan pillaged the Chinese city of Nanjing. In the assault more than a quarterof a million civilians and prisonersof war were massacred.
Japan invades China initiating WWII in the Pacific
Rooselvelt appeals for peace in Europe
Germany invades Poland
Britain and France give Hitler an ultimatum. Initiating WWII in Europe.
