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Julia Trieschock chapter 24 timeline
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The Japanese Army invades Manchuria "Manchria Incident"
a situation in 1931 when Japanese troops took matters in their own hands by capturing several southern Manchurian cities. -
Mussolini conquers Ethiopia
Mussolini invaded the African kingdom of Ethiopia. The Ethiopians resisted fiercely, but the large Italian army, using warplanes and poison gas, overpowered the Ethiopian forces. -
Britain’s Neville Chamberlain and Hitler meet at the Munich Conference
British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, flew to meet Hitler at his private mountain retreat in Berchtesgaden in an attempt to resolve the crisis. -
General Francisco Franco’s Nationalist forces take control of Madrid, where he rules until his death in 1975.
The Republican forces officially surrendered to the Nationalist forces and Franco established his govenment as the official government of Spain. -
Hitler (Germany) invades Poland, beginning WWII.
It took HItler and his nazis less than a month to overrun Polane. He used the newly adopted technique of blitzkrieg to accomplish this task.