Causes of WWII

Manchuria

Sep 19, 1931

https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/WorldWar2/manchuria.htm September 18, 1931, the Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria. This was an attempt by the Japanese Empire to gain control over the whole province, in order to eventually control all of East Asia and to collect resources Japan lacked. The effects were Japan ignored the League of Nations in terms of war, meaning invading without a declaration.

Hitler’s Rearmament of Germany

Mar 16, 1935

https://www.cfr.org/explainer-video/lessons-learned-hitlers-rearmament-germany
March 16, 1935, Hitler said that he would rearm Germany in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler opened up that Germany had begun to construct an air force, and create a German army of more than half a million men. Effects, many people killed, the dictatorship of a country and the uprising of a second war.

Ethiopia

Oct 3, 1935

http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/ww2-italy-invades-ethiopia
On October 3rd,1935, Mussolini followed Hitler's way of policy, he invaded Ethiopia. Mussolini claimed that his policies of expansion were not different from that of other colonial powers in Africa. The League of Nations commanded economic penalties on Italy but didn't include oil, coal, or iron.

Spanish Civil War

Jul 18, 1936

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spanish-civil-war-breaks-out
July 18, 1936, Spanish garrisons awoke in revolt all across Spain. Workers and peasants fought the uprising, but in many cities, the Republican government denied them weapons, and the Nationalists soon gained control. Around 500,000 deaths, years to rebuild the destruction and isolated themselves from Europe.

Anschluss

Mar 12, 1938

https://www.britannica.com/event/Anschluss
March 12, 1938, German troops marched into Austria. Whether the plebiscite was rigged or the resulting vote simply a testament to Austrian terror at Hitler’s determination, the Fuhrer garnered a whopping 99.7 percent approval for the union of Germany and Austria.

Nazis take Czechoslovakia

Sep 30, 1938

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nazis-take-czechoslovakia
March 15, 1939, during a meeting with Czech President Emil Hacha a man considered weak, and possibly even senile, Hitler threatened to bomb against Prague, the Czech capital, unless he obtained from Hacha free passage for German troops into Czech borders. Later, Hitler's forces invade and took Czechoslovakia–a nation that sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany’s imperial aims.

The Invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland
At 4:45 a.m on September 1st, 1939, the invasion began. Nazi diplomats and propagandists scrambled to head off hostilities with the Western powers, but on September 2 Britain and France demanded that Germany withdraw by September 3 or face war.
One million polish soldiers were captured by German and Russian soldiers.