Rourke Stubna Chapter 24

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  • The Japanese Army invades Manchuria – [“Manchurian Incident”]

    The Japanese Army invades Manchuria – [“Manchurian Incident”]
    Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan immediately following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state, called Manchukoku, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. The day after the Mukden Incident, the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, which had decided upon a policy of localizing the incident, communicated its decision to the Kwantung Army command.

  • Mussolini (Italy) conquers Ethiopia.

    Mussolini (Italy) conquers Ethiopia.
    Mussolini was facing troubles at home because his governement was corrupt. So to divert his people's attention, he said he would avenge the defeat and shame they all felt in the Battle of Adowa.
    Mussolini knew that the other Europeans would not lift a finger in Ethiopia's aid, although Ethiopia was one of the founding members of the League of Nations.

  • Britain’s Neville Chamberlain and Hitler meet at the Munich Conference.

    Britain’s Neville Chamberlain and Hitler meet at the Munich Conference.
    an agreement permitting the Nazi German annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. The Sudetenland were areas along Czech borders, mainly inhabited by ethnic Germans. The agreement was negotiated at a conference held in Munich, Germany, among the major powers of Europe without the presence of Czechoslovakia. The agreement was signed in the early hours of 30 September 1938 (but dated 29 September)

  • General Francisco Franco’s Nationalist forces take control of Madrid (Spain), where he rules until his death in 1975.

    General Francisco Franco’s Nationalist forces take control of Madrid (Spain), where he rules until his death in 1975.
    the Nationalist Army was able to close the last frontier with France. Franco now concentrated his forces on the now isolated Madrid and its defenders eventually surrendered the city on 31st March. Franco developed a reputation as a cruel and vindictive military leader. It is estimated that an estimated 200,000 political prisoners died as a result of starvation, overwork and executions. The persecution of political opponents continued until 1944 when a number of amnesties and pardons were grant

  • • Hitler (Germany) invades Poland, beginning WWII.

    • Hitler (Germany) invades Poland, beginning WWII.
    when Hitler invaded Poland, it took more than a month Poland. the first regular act of war took place when the Luftwaffe attacked the Polish town of Wieluń, destroying 75% of the city and killing close to 1,200 people, most of them civilians
    one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and ended on 6 October 1939 with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland.
    German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west. As the Germans advanced, Poli