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Founding of the Nazi Party
In 1919, Hitler joined a small political group that became the National Socialist German Workers Party. Or Nazi Party -
Beer hall putsch
In November 1923 with some 3,000 followers Hitler tried to over throw the Geman government. Authorities easily crushed the uprising. Although a German Court sentenced Hitler to 5 years in prison he spent only 9 months in confinement. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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The Manchurian Incident
in 1931 Japanese troops claimed that soldiers had tried to blow up a railway line. They took matters in their own hands by capturing several southern manchuria cities by counting to take over the country even after China withdrew. Japan's civilian government tried but failed to prevent the army from taking further action. -
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Axis Powers
In 1936, Hitler signed an alliance with the Italian dictator Mussolini. Their agreement created what Mussolini called "axis" between Rome and Berlin, the capitals of the 2 nations. Germany and Italy, joined later by Japan, became known as the "Axis Powers" -
War Against China
In July 1937, Japan resumed its invasion of China. The Japanese army turned a minor clash at the Marco Polo Bridge outside Beijing into a full-scale war. By the end of the month, Japanese forces occupied the major cities of Beijing and Tianjin and threatened the rest of northern China. -
Chamberlain's Return
Neville Chamberlain's triumphant return from the Munich Confernece in 1938 did not cheer everyone. Winston Churhill, a member of the British parliament, believed that sacrificing part of Cvechoslovakia to preserve peace was a fatal mistake. e made a dire prediction about this choice: "Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonor," Churchill said. -
occupieing Czechoslovakia
March 1939, only six months after annexing the Sudetenland, Hitler occupied the western half of Czechoslovakia and divided the rest of the country among his allies. Most Czechs were hostile to Hitler and bitterly opposed to the German occupation. The following month, Italian forces invaded and occupied Albania, a nation on the Balkan Peninsula north of Greece. -
Americas Opinion
American opinion shifted even further against the Axis Powers in September 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. At that time, almost no one believed that America should enter the war against Germany. But many people felt that the United States shared Britain's interests, and given the constraints of neutrality, President Roosevelt began to look for ways to send more aid to the Allies. -
Looking Beyond China
In 1940, Japan's prime minister announced a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere to be led by the Japanese, extending from Manchuria in the north to the Dutch East Indies in the south. Japan declared it would liberate Asia from European colonizers. In reality, Japan needed the region's natural resources, especially oil and rubber, to carry on its war against China. -
Germany Attacks
On April 9, 1940, the phony war came to an end as Hitler began a successful attack on Denmark and Norway. Then, on May 10, German troops launched a blitzkrieg on the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Although British and French troops rushed to Belgium to defend their neighbor, they were too late. -
Debating the American Role
In June 1940, France fell to the Germans, and Hitler prepared to invade Britain. France's rapid collapse shocked Americans, who had expected the Allies to defend themselves effectively against Germany. Now Britain stood alone against Hitler, and many Americans supported “all aid short of war” for Britain. Roosevelt successfully pressed Congress for more aid
