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Part of the Japanese imperialsitic efforts of controlling China. This was due to unhappiness from the World War I results.
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He was appointed due to President Paul von Hindenburg facing pressure from Hitler's growing supporters, and popularity. This marked a large transition in Germany. Hitler planned to immediately make Germany a one-party state.
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Dachau, the very first concentration camp is established. By 1945 over 1,000 camps will be established.
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In Germany, Jews are restricted from practicing law and working in civil services. Later on April 25, 1934, college enrollment of Jews are restricted.
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Japan had initially left in March of 1933, followed by Germany on this day. It demonstrated the lack of military and political power that the League of Nations had.
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Hitler, already chancellor, won an election with 90% of the votes, following the death of von Hindenburg. Hitler gained popularity by blaming the Communists, and was basically became a dictator.
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Hitler violates the Treaty through rearmament and conscription into the military. Britain even supports this action by making a naval agreement with Britain.
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The invasion is successful, and the League of Nations overturned a resistance movement. They also removed sanctions of the Italians. Many countries recognized the Italian invasion by 1938, including Britain, France, Germany, and Japan.
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Treaty of Versailles banned Germany from militarization. This event shows Germany's progress towards building their army up again. France was reluctant to declare war, and Britain was a little more indifferent.
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Coalition formed between Italy and Germany. An agreement made by Italy's foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano, linking the two fascist countries.
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Second war between Japan and China over territory. On December 15, 1937, the Rape of Nanjing occurs, where nearly 300,000 Chinese civilians are raped and killed.
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An agreement with Austria, allowing Germany to take and annex it. Little to no response from the League of Nations, as many countries wished to avoid war.
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In 1938, Hitler was granted the Sudetenland through the Munich Pact, though Hitler made it clear that he wanted the rest of Czechoslovakia, otherwise he would bomb it. He was quickly granted what he wished.
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Germany wished to avoid the mistakes of the last war: a two front war. Soviets are granted land, including parts of Poland.
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Began with the German luftwaffe bombing the Polish town of Wieluń. Immediately after, a German battleship opened fire on a Polish military transit depot. Britain and France declare war, beginning World War II
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Over 22,000 Polish nationals executed by the NKVD, or Stalin's secret police. Later revealed that massacre was personally ordered by Stalin
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France surrenders in six weeks, Germany is granted North and West France, Italy is granted a small occupational zone in the Southeast.
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Hitler begins an invasion of Russia, breaking the pact. This brought the Soviet Union into the war, and many casualties.
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The Japanese destroyed more than 20 naval vessels, and nearly 200 airplanes. More than 2,000 American soldiers died. America declares war on Japan.