Nazi Germany and Facist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement
Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific
Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss
Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland, including the key Czechoslovak military defense positions, to Nazi Germany.
Under German pressure, the Slovaks declare their independence and form a Slovak Republic. The Germans occupy the rump Czech lands in violation of the Munich agreement, forming a Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state
Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania
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Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement and a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe
Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east
Warsaw surrenders on September 27. The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them
The Soviet Union invades Finland, initiating the so-called Winter War. The Finns sue for an armistice and have to cede the northern shores of Lake Lagoda and the small Finnish coastline on the Arctic Sea to the Soviet Union
Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9
