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Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement.Along with a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
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Fasicst Italy invade,conquerors, and annexes Ethiopia.The aim of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestige.
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Japan invaded China initiating World War II in the Pacific. Also launched the second Sino-Japanese War.
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Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss. Tranferred power to Germany.
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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.
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France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state.
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Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania. Albania was already dependent on Italy's economy, so had little to offer the invaders
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Italy invades Greece from Albania. Even though they had a lot of power over it already.
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Bulgaria joins the Axis. They also sign the Tripartite Pact.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. Unites Sates join war.