interwar years By 16skorsunsky Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Jan 1, 1940 Interwar Years Jun 28, 1919 Signing of the Treaty of Versailles Jan 10, 1920 League of Nations begins to work Nov 9, 1923 GERMANY: Failed coup in Munich Sep 1, 1931 JAPAN: Kwantuing army seizes Manchuria Jan 1, 1933 JAPAN: Withdraws from League of Nations Jan 30, 1933 GERMANY: Hitler appointed Chancellor Jan 1, 1934 JAPAN: Announces Amau Doctrine *Exact date unknown Mar 16, 1935 GERMANY: Germany announces its rearmament Mar 13, 1936 GERMANY: Remilitarization of the Rhineland Sep 1, 1936 JAPAN: Demands buffer zone in northern China Nov 25, 1936 GERMANY and JAPAN: Anticomitern pact Dec 13, 1937 JAPAN: Captures Nanking Jan 1, 1938 JAPAN: Establishes Asian "New Order" based upon Japanese hegemony Aug 23, 1939 GERMANY: German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact