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Hitler arranges to meet SA leaders. His body guards arrest them and execute 70 men. Hitler then gains allegiance of the German Army.
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Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, which Italy joins in 1937. It is a powerful alliance name "Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis."
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Japan attacks the Us gunboat and 3 other American ships near China. President Roosevelt appeals to Parliament for more military funding.
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Information is spread that Austria are going to be 'moved out', France and Britain decide to do nothing becasue they do not want another world war.
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The Italian army led by Benito Mussolini continues its aggression by invading and occupying Albania.
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On the Korean border conflict broke between Japanese and Soviet troops. A truce ends potential conflict. By this point, Japan had invaded Manchuria (in 1931) and conquered the eastern third of China.
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The Sudeten Party push for a union with Hitler's Germany. Czechoslovakia refuses and Hitler summons Britain, French and Italian representatives to Munich. Britain suggest they have a valid claim and they all sign a pact of appeasement
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Germany target the Jews at night. 1000 synagogues are set alight, 1oo killed or injured and about 30000 sent to concentration camps.
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Germany and Russia sign the German - Soviet Non - Aggression pact which gurantees Hitler access to Polandwithout fear of reprisal by the powerfulSoviet army. Britain had promised to protect Poland if it were ever attacked.
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England declares war on Germany. Democratic France also declares war. And a few hours later Australia follows suit.
