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Mussolini took over Italy as the leader of the fascist party. His title was Il Duce.
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The Great Depression affected all countries around the world. People went bankrupt and it didn't end until after FDR was elected.
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Japan invaded Manchuria for iron and coal. This violated the League of Nations.
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Hitler took over the Nazi Party then he became President of Germany. His title was der Fuhrer.
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Hitler announced he was going to rebuild his military even though it violated the Treaty of Versailles.
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Mussolini attacked Ethiopia and defeated them because they had outdated weapons.
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Even though he was not supposed to, Hitler invaded the Rhineland. This was the first thing he did to defy the Treaty of Versailles.
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This was the way that Britain wanted to keep the peace. They thought if they let Hitler have his way then they could avoid war.
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Japan invaded China and killed thousands of Chinese.
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Germany took over Austria but that was ok with most Austrian people. It became a part of the German empire.
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Great Britain, France, and Germany met at the Munich Conference to talk about Czechoslovakia. They told Hitler he could have the Sudetenland but not Czechoslovakia.
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Germany took over the Sudetenland after the Munich Conference was over. This upset Czechoslovakia because it showed that Hitler was getting away with anything.
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Hitler annexed Czechoslovakia six months after he told Britain and France that he wouldn't.
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Germany, Italy, and Japan all signed an agreement to be allies.
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Hitler and Stalin signed a non-aggression pact. This didn't mean they were allies, but meant they wouldn't fight each other.
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Video of the invasion of Poland
Hitler invaded Poland on this date. He used his strategy called blitzkrieg to take over. This was the last straw for Britain and France. -
When Germany attacked Poland, Great Britain and France decided to declare war.
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Because Japan invaded Manchuria and China, the U.S. cut off their oil shipments and this angered them.
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Video of the Pearl Harbor attack
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. They attacked because the United States was a threat to them. After the attack, we declared war on them.
