Wwii (lexi)

WWII Timeline 1931-1941

  • Japan Invades Manchuria

    Japan Invades Manchuria
    Japanese military leaders and ultranationalists thought Japan should have an empire the same size as Western Powers.
  • Italy Invades Ethiopia

    Italy Invades Ethiopia
    Ethiopia resisted but their out dated weapons were no match for Italy's advanced weapons.
  • Hitler Sends Troops into the "Demilitarized" Rhineland Bordering France

    Hitler Sends Troops into the "Demilitarized" Rhineland Bordering France
  • Italy Conquered Ethiopia

    Italy Conquered Ethiopia
    Ethiopia tried to get help from the League of Nations. they did not have power penalize Italy.
  • Second Sino-Japanese War

    Second Sino-Japanese War
    Japanese armies overran much od eastern China. Western protests did not stop Japan.
  • Francisco Franco led Nationalist Revolution

    Francisco Franco led Nationalist Revolution
    Francisco Franco led Nationalist Revolution
  • Hitler Annexed Austria

    Hitler Annexed Austria
    Many Austrians were happy about this.
  • Japan Invades USSR

    Japan Invades USSR
    Japan wanted to expand its Asian-Empire for recourses.
  • War Breaks Out

    War Breaks Out
    Germany and USSR invades Poland.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor
    Pearl Harbor was a suprise attack by Japan.