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Japan invades Manchuria to try and gain land and resources.
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Franklin Roosevelt is elected president of the United States.
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Hitler is elected chancellor of Germany.
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Spain experiences a civil war within its country.
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Olympic games are held in Berlin through August 16. The Nazis are forced to take down all propaganda against Jews. Germany seems to be a welcoming, thriving country to outsiders.
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Japanese rape and murder 300,000 chinese civilians, including infants and women.
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Austria is annexed by Germany. Many Austrian citiznes are happy about the annexation.
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Germany invades Poland from the west and dominates all aspects of the battlefield.
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Britain declares war on Germany at 11 A.M
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The Japanese bombed the U.S. at Pearl Harbor.
