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The Japanese were very determined to extend their empire and ruled the Manchurian railway. They claimed that Chinese soldiers had sabotaged the railway, and attacked the Chinese army.
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The goal of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestige. Benito Mussolini, the Fascist leader of Italy, had adopted Adolf Hitler's plans to expand German territories
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The Nazi leader Adolf Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler planned to aquire as much land and power as he could and he invaded Rhineland.
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Japan invaded Manchuria, and in turn caused them to invade fully.Japanese established a puppet state called Manchukuo this lasted until the end of WW II.
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The Austrian government by force had to unite their nation with Nazi Germany. The very next day Hitler accompanied German troops into Austria, where enthusiastic crowds met them.
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Great Britain, France and Italy signed an agreement that allowed the Nazis to annex the Sudetenland. Adolf Hitler had threatened to take the Sudetenland by force previously.
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This was done in attempt to prevent Germany’s imperial aims. Several nations signed the Munich Pact, which sealed the fate of Czechoslovakia, basically handing it over to Germany in the name of peace.
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it was an easy conquest that had to serve as "image" of power of Italian army. Doing this also increased power and influence in eastern europe of Germany.
