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During this invasion, Japan invaded Manchuria to conquer as their own, due to their leaders belief in being a superior race compared to the Chinese and the need to expand their land. After taking over, they went on a two month rampage by killing and raping thousands of citizens.
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Called the Italo-Ethiopian war, it involved the action Italy took to invade Ethiopia. Mussolini (also named Il Duce), the leader at the time, wanted to build an Italian empire and used a border incident as an excuse to invade the area. They successfully invaded and although the League of Nations opposed their actions, they had no support to go against Italy.
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Gerneral Francisco Franco- a fascist - led a revolt against the government of Spain in an attempt to take over. The republicans lost because of their own lack of support and Mussolini and Hitler's aid to Franco.
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Hitler invades Rhineland with the desire to expand his territory and using the excuse that it was Germany's property in the first place. Although Britain and France had a say in the matter afterward, they only used the Policy of Appeasement - giving temporary happiness or appeasement by trying to give him the next best thing.
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The Fuhrer declared Germany needed more living area and took over Austria to do that.
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Germany invaded Poland just months after signing the Munich agreement with Hitlers orders and Britain and France finally declared war on Germany. This was the beginning of World War II.
