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Invasion of Manchuria
Real Date Unknown
After the Kwantung army assassinated Warlord Chang Tsolin in 1928, they then invaded Manchuria in 1931. This was an act of insubordination against orders from the political military power in Tokoyo. Imperial General Headquarters did not have a choice but to send in reenforcements, and instead of the Kwantung army being punished they were rewarded. -
Pact of Non-Agression
By November of 1932 France, Poland, Finland, and the Soviet Union had all signed a 5 year Pact of non-agression. A Pact of non-aggression is an agreement between 2 or more states/countries saying that they will avoid war for a certain time frame so that they can work out their differences in a peaceful way. The most famous pact is the pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, this pact only lasted until 1941 with Operation Barbarossa. -
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor
"I will emply my strength for the welfare of the German people, protect the constitution and laws of the German people, conscientiously discharge the duties imposed on me, and the conduct my affairs of office impartially and with justice to everyone" declared Hitler when he was sworn into the chancellors position. It was agreed that Hitler would only be in office if Franz Von Papen was his vice president. Papen was a conservative and planned to use the majority of the conservatives in the cabine -
Plan to burn the Reichstag Building
Nazi's planned to burn the Reichstag building. The Reichstag building was the location of the German Parliament. The nazis used the fire as an excuse that the communists were plotting against the German government. Upon this conjector,Marinus Van der Lubbe and four other members of the council were arrested. -
Assassination of Chancellor Dollfuss
Assassinated by ten Austrian Nazis of regiment 89.(Paul Hudl, Franz Holzweber, Otto Planetta). They walked into the chancellery and shot him. They did this in an attempted coupe detat. -
President Hindenburg death.
President Hindenburg died, making it possible for Hitler to combine his chancellor job with the job of presidency. The death of the president gave Hitler a power surge, because he was president he now had the power to really tell people that the way of the nazi's was the right way. -
Kwantung war with China.
Real date unknown
The kwantung army had many skirmishes with the Chinese on the Chinese coast. The Kwantung army hoped to get a Japanese majority in Northern China. They occupied the entire coast and continued to fight. The Chinese gov't did not give in but was having a difficult time. Later, forces from the army were taken to help China in its war effort. The war continued up until 1945. -
"Peace for our time!"/Munich Agreement
“I have returned from Germany with peace in our time”. This was said in a speech at the Munich agreement. Chamberlain was addressing that this agreement would bring peace to the countries in need. The agreement stated that Nazi Germany was allowed anexation from Czechslovakia. The Czech borders inhabited mostly ethnic Germans. Today the agreement is known as failed because of the demands of Hitler. The agreement was signed by Germany, France, Britain, and Italy. -
"Kristallnacht" (Night of Broken Glass)
This was a series of attacks on the Jews by the Nazi. Jewish homes were destroyed along with shops and villages. They were destroyed with sledgehammers leaving the streets covered in broken pieces of glass, hence the name, "night of broken glass". 91 Jews were killed and 30,000 were taken to concentration camps. -
Joint Ultimatums and Neutrality
The United Kingdom and France give Germany and ultimatum which required German troops to evacuate Polish territory. Within the same month Mussolini declares that Italy is neutral along with Douglas Hyde who declares Ireland neutral.
