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The Japanese invaded Manchuria for numerous reasons, mostly for resources, minerals, forests, and land for agricultural purposes.
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The Enabling Act of 1933 gave Hitler unlimited power, enabling him to become to Dictator of Germany.
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Hitler wanted 'un-German' books out of Germany, on May 10th, 1933, more than 25,000 volumes of books were burned that night.
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Germany leaves the League of Nations, can't put it any more simpler.
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Germany militarizes the Rhineland, which goes against certain parts in the Treaty of Versailles.
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The Axis Powers and Allied Powers are formed in this time.
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Germany takes Austria as its own, which violates the Treaty of Versailles, yet again. Other countries though, just sit quietly and condemn it, but don't act out against it to start a war.
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Germany takes Czechoslovakia, violating yet another treaty, the Munich Agreement. Germany keeps expanding, and soon WWII will began.
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Winston Churchill is assigned prime minister of England of which the prevous prime minister resigned.
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Japan probably bombed Pearl Harbor because for two reasons, they wanted to get certain territory and resources, and for another big reason was that the U.S. Pacific Fleet was based at Pearl Harbor, and they didn't want their plans foiled in the war if the U.S. were to join the war.
