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Carly Brosek Chapter 24 Timeline

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  • • The Japanese Army invades Manchuria – [“Manchurian Incident”]

    • The Japanese Army invades Manchuria – [“Manchurian Incident”]
    The Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria in an event commonly known as the Manchurian Incident. Essentially, this was an attempt by the Japanese Empire to gain control over the whole province, in order to eventually encompass all of East Asia. This proved to be one of the causes of World War II.
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    Carly Brosek Chapter 24 Timeline

  • Mussolini (Italy) conquers Ethiopia.

    Mussolini (Italy) conquers Ethiopia.
    Italy conquers Ethiopia through overwhelming military force, revealing the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations and encouraging Mussolini’s exaggerated estimate of his nation’s military power.

  • Britain’s Neville Chamberlain and Hitler meet at the Munich Conference.

    Britain’s Neville Chamberlain and Hitler meet at the Munich Conference.
    Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister, met Adolf Hitler at his home in Berchtesgaden. Hitler threatened to invade Czechoslovakia unless Britain supported Germany's plans to takeover the Sudetenland. After discussing the issue with the Edouard Daladier (France) and Eduard Benes (Czechoslovakia), Chamberlain informed Hitler that his proposals were unacceptable.

  • General Francisco Franco’s Nationalist forces take control of Madrid (Spain), where he rules until his death in 1975.

    General Francisco Franco’s Nationalist forces take control of Madrid (Spain), where he rules until his death in 1975.
    After the end of World War II, Franco maintained his control in Spain. Franco and the military participated in a coup d'état against the Popular Front government. The coup failed and devolved into the Spanish Civil War during which Franco emerged as the leader of the Nationalists against the Popular Front government.

  • • Hitler (Germany) invades Poland, beginning WWII.

    • Hitler (Germany) invades Poland, beginning WWII.
    Hitler and his Nazis invaded Poland using the new "blitzrig" technique. The used airpowerm follwed by tanks and artilleray, and finally gd troops to overwhelm Poland in less than a month.