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Diplomatic
Japan signed an international treaty agreeing to respect China’s borders. The two countries had a conflict for a long time. -
Diplomatic
Japan signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact renouncing the war. -
Economic
"Black Tuesday" is the day that the stock market crashed. This officially set off the Great Depression. -
Political
Spain becomes a republic. At first, they were going to have a monarchy, but citizens had problems with it. -
Military
Japanese army seizes Manchuria, despite objections from Japanese parliament. This is commonly known as the Manchurian Incident. -
Social
Japan withdraws from the League of Nations. They withdrew because they were blamed for events in Manchuria by the assembly. -
Military
Congress passed 3 Neutrality Acts. These laws banned loans & sale of arms to nations at war. -
Political
Nuremberg laws are passed, depriving Jews of their rights to German citizenship. Also, forbade marriages between Jews and non-Jews. -
Military
Mussolini ordered a massive invasion of Ethiopia. The spears and swords of the Ethiopians were no match for the Italian guns, tanks, airplanes, and poison gas. -
Military
German troops moved into Rhineland even though they aren’t allowed to. Hitler ordered the army to do this when he knew he wasn’t allowed to do it. -
Political
Mussolini & Hitler reached an agreement that became known as the Rome-Berlin Axis. This agreement informally linked the two fascist countries together. -
Political
Hitler announces to his advisors his plans to absorb Austria & Czechoslovakia into the 3rd Reich. Hitler knew they could not stop a Nazi invasion. -
Military
Hitler sent his army into Austria & annexed it. Hitler knew that Austria could not stop his army. -
Diplomatic
Munich Conference is held. Czechs weren’t invited. -
Diplomatic
Fascist Germany & Communist Russia leaders (Hitler & Stalin) signed a nonaggression pact. They agreed not to attack each other, either independently or with another country(s). -
Military
Hitler’s surprise attack on Poland. German aircraft & artillery began bombing Poland’s capital, Warsaw. -
Military
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. They declared war on Germany in response to Germany's invasion of Poland. -
Military
Auschwitz is liberated. The Soviet Army entered and liberated more than 7,000+ ill and dying prisoners. -
Technological
Little Boy, a gun-type weapon, was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It was the first nuclear weapon used in a war. -
Technological
A bomb called Fat Man was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It was the second nuclear weapon used in a war.