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Japan invades Manchuria
In 1931, the Japanese Army attacked, Chinese troops in Manchuria in an event known as the Manchurian Incident. This was an attempt by the Japanese Empire to gain control over the whole province, in order to eventualy take over all of East Asia. -
pesident roosivelt is elected president
on november 8, 1932 president teddy roosevelt is elected president of the united states. not long before this Hindenburg is elected President in Germany, defeating the Nazi Party candidate, Adolph Hitler and another candidate. -
Paul Von Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor of Germany.
In the election of 1932 the Nazis won 37 % of the votes, and became the largest single party in the Reichstag.In the hope of creating a stable government, President Hindenburg appointed HIttler as chancellor on january 30, 1933. -
Several thousand Americans attend a pro-Nazi rally in Queens. New York.
more than 20,000 people attended a pro nazi rally inthe madison square garden in New York . -
germany passes law,
Germany, legislation is passed making the Nazi party the only legal political party. The Law for the Prevention of Hereditary Diseases is also passed, providing for the serilization of unfit parents. -
In Germany, the first Nuremberg Laws are passed
The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 stripped German Jews of their rights such as being a german citizenship. The laws also made it forbidden for Jews to marry or have sexual relations with Aryans or to employ young Aryan women as household help. -
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Berlin Olympic Games. Nazis disguise outward signs of anti-Semitism
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Japan and Germany sign Anti-Comitern Pact.
The German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Pact was one of the masny agreements leading to the formation of the Axis Powers. it was against the Comintern, an association of national communist parties that degenerated under Stalin into an instrument of Soviet politics, -
The United States declares its neutrality.
the united states passed the neutrality act of 1939 to ke the peace and neutrility of the foiegn country. Most americans were suportive of this but other wanted war right away. -
Embargo and authorizing cash & carry.
The United States Congress amended the Neutrality Acts to favor Britain and France, -
pearl harbor
Just before 8 am in the morning on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The bombing lasted just two hours. The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, and almost 200 airplanes
