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Japan invades Manchuria
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on September 19, 1931, when 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. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
By summer 1932 the political thuggery of the Nazi Party has grow to become the larges group, 230 of the 608 seats in the Reichtstag and within 6 month Hitler is elected Chancellor, exploiting the weakness and bickering among his political rivals. Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, which is celebrated by Nazi parades in Berlin. Von Papen and Hitler agree on a coalition with Hitler as its head. Under his leadership the country developed into a ruthlessly aggressive totalitarian sta -
Germany Opens First Concentration Camp
The Nazis open the first concentration camp at Dachau, just outside Munich, Germany. -
Germany quits the League of Nations.
Germany's quits the League of Nations and it withdraws from all disarmament talks. -
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Italy Invades Ethiopia
The Second Italo–Abyssinian War (also referred to as the Second Italo-Ethiopian War) was a colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia) and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire (also known as Abyssinia). The war resulted in the military occupation of Ethiopia and its annexation into the newly created colony of Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale Italiana, or AOI). -
End of the Italian Invasion of Ethiopia
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The Rome-Berlin Axis is Announced.
In November 1936, the term "axis" was first officially used by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini when he spoke of a Rome-Berlin axis arising out of the treaty of friendship signed between Italy and Germany on 25 October 1936, around which the other states of Europe (and of the world) would revolve. This treaty was forged when Italy, originally opposed to Nazi Germany, was faced with opposition to its war in Abyssinia from the League of Nations and received support from Germany. Later, in May 193 -
Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister of Great Britian.
Chamberlain, Neville (1869-1940)
As the son of Joseph Chamberlain and half-brother of Austen, Neville Chamberlain was born into one of the leading Conservative Party families. After a background in business and local politics he entered national politics in 1916, finally becoming Prime Minister in May 1937. Although he had little experience of foreign affairs his career as Prime Minister was dominated by European crises. In the attempt to preserve peace and buy time for a major re-armament progr -
Anschluss
Austria was annexed into the German Third Reich on 12 March 1938. There had been several years of pressure by supporters from both Austria and Germany (by both Nazis and non-Nazis) for the "Heim ins Reich" movement.[3] Earlier, Nazi Germany had provided support for the Austrian National Socialist Party (Austrian Nazi Party) in its bid to seize power from Austria's Austrofascist leadership. -
The Munich Conference
Munich Conference (Agreement): Britain (British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain) France (Daladier) and Italy (Mussoline) grant Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland to Hitler to avoid war; Hitler gives Chamberlain his personal word on future cooperation (the height of the policy of Appeasement): ("Peace in our time").
