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Joseph Stalin becomes sole dictator of the Soviet Union
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The Japanese Army seized Manchuria in the northeast China.
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World War II
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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
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Militarists were in complete control of the Japanese Government
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Japan stepped up its agression towards China
For six weeks, Japan pillaged the Chinese city of Nanjing. In the assault more than a quarterof a million civilians and prisonersof war were massacred. -
Japan invades China initiating WWII in the Pacific
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Rooselvelt appeals for peace in Europe
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Germany invades Poland
Britain and France give Hitler an ultimatum. Initiating WWII in Europe. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
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United States passes the Neutrality Act
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway
