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The Interwar Years Timeline Activity
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JAPAN: The Washington Conference Starts
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GERMANY:Hilter Becomes leader of the Nazi Party
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JAPAN: Four-Power Pact
Enjoined the United States, Japan, Britain, and France to respect each other’s Pacific island -
JAPAN: Washington Naval Treaty
Treaty signed among the major allies -
GERMANY: The Beer Hall Putsch
a failed coup defeat led by nazi party leader Hilter -
GERMANY: The German Chamber Of Deputies Accepts The Dawes Plan
The Dawes Plan restructures the schedule of German reparations payments so as to reduce the amount of annual payments, and grants Germany a large loan. -
GERMANY: The Locarno Pacts Are Signed
The Locarno Pacts are signed in efforts to stabilize relations with Germany and its neighbors. -
Great Depression
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JAPAN: Invasion of Manchuria
Seeking raw materials to fuels it's growing industries -
JAPAN: South Manchurian Railway is Bombed
The Manchurian (Mukden) Incident marked the dawn of Japanese military aggression in East Asia. The Kwantung Army alleged that Chinese soldiers had tried to bomb a South Manchurian Railway train. Damage to the railway was minimal and the train arrived at its destination safely. -
GERMANY: Hitler Becomes Chancellor
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JAPAN: Japan leaves the League of Nations
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GERMANY: The German Reichstag Passes The Enabling Act
The Enabling Act gives Hitler the power to issue decrees with the status of law. -
JAPAN: Marco Polo Bridge
Marco Polo Bridge Incident in China initiates invasion of mainland China. -
JAPAN: Rape of Nanking
The mass murder and mass rape committed by Imperial Japanese troops against the Nanjing residents -
GERMANY: Anschluss
The annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany -
GERMANY: Invasion of Poland
Attack on the Second Polish Republic by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union - Marks the beginning of WW2