31.4 Timeline By michaelkim Jan 1, 1922 Japan signs treaty with China to respect China's borders Jan 1, 1928 Japan signs Kellogg-Briand Pact renouncing war Jan 1, 1929 The Great Depression Sep 1, 1931 Japanese army seizes Manchuria Jan 1, 1933 Japan withdraws from League of Nations Jan 1, 1935 U.S. beings passing the Neautrality Acts Mar 1, 1935 Hitler announces Germany will not obey Treaty of Versailles Oct 1, 1935 Italy attacks Ethiopia Mar 1, 1936 Germany occupies Rhineland Oct 1, 1936 Italy and Germany make an alliance Jul 1, 1937 Japan invades China; full-scale war between Japan and China Mar 1, 1938 Germany annexes Austria Sep 1, 1938 Germany takes Sudetenland Sep 1, 1938 Munich Conference Mar 1, 1939 Germany invades Czechoslovakia Apr 1, 1939 Italy invades Albania