Japan invades Manchuria

  • Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan invades Manchuria
    Japan invades Manchuria, a region in northern China that gave Japan access to much needed natural resources. Lack of national retaliation emboldens Japan over the next decade.
  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
    President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or NAZI party), as Chancellor of Germany.