World War 2

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Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1940

Japan Conquers Manchuria

Sep 18, 1931

Facing severe economic problems and overcrowding on its islands, Japan invades Manchuria, just north of Korea. The League of Nation takes no decisive action against this Japanese aggression.

Germany Rearms

Feb 12, 1933

Hitler beomes Chancellor of Germany and he immediatley begins to expand the German army and air force beyond the limits set out in the Treaty of Versailles.

Mussolini Invades Ethiopia

Oct 2, 1935

Italy invades Ethiopia to expand its territory and to obtain the region's rich oil resources, and The League of Nations take no decisive action.

Hitler Occupies the Rhineland

Mar 7, 1936

German troops march into the Rhineland. By The Treaty of Versailles, German troops were forbidden from moving within 50 km of the Rhine River. No one stops the German advance.

Germany Annexes Austria

Mar 12, 1938

Nazi soldiers occupy Austria without a single shot being fired. Again, other nations make no attempt to stop Hitler's advance becasue they want to avoid another war.

Munich Agreement is Signed

Sep 29, 1938

Britian and France meet with Hitler and sign the Munich Agreement. They allow Germany to have the Sudetenland because they believe it will save the world from war.

Rome- Berlin Axis is Signed

Oct 25, 1938

Hitler signs a pact with Mussolini, and Mussolini allows Hitler to take Austria and other territories in northern and ceneral Europe. Hitler promises to let Mussolini take over southern Europe. Laer in 1940, Japan joins the alliance. These countries are known as the Axis Powerss.

Hitler Occupies Czechoslovakia

Mar 15, 1939

Hitler had claimed the Sudetenland was his last demand for territory, but March 1939 Nazi troops occupy all of Czecholovakia.

Germany and Soviet Union Sign Non-agression Pact

Aug 23, 1939

Germany signs a pact with the Soviet Union. The two countries promise not to fight each other in the event of a war. They also agree to divide Poland between them.

Hitler Invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Hitler demands that the Polish Corridor be handed back to Germany, but Poland refuses. The Nazis launch a Blitzkrieg (lightning war) on Poland, and Poland falls to the Nazi attack.

Britain and France Declare War

Sep 3, 1939

Britain and France declare war on Germany, and World War II begins.

Canada Declares War on Germany

Sep 10, 1939

Canada declares war on Germany because they wanted to support and help out the British