1930'S TOPICS
31- INVASION OF MANCHURIA- Japan has very few natural resources and couldnt trade with us because of our high tariffs. Manchuria had all the resources japan needed, and once they invaded Manchuria they got there resources and then sold Manchuria's own products back to Manchuria. Was a good test for the league of nations. this broke lots of pacts and treaty's. league of nations didn't do much but they commend then. The league of nations didn't have any teeth. Japan dropped out of league of nations. This sent the message to the aggressive countries that the league of nations didn't do much.
36 ITALY INVADES ETHIOPIA- Ethiopia is a colony in Africa and Italy wanted a to take over because they had control of the countries north and south. They lost to Ethiopia in 1890's and Italy was embarrassed at the time. Then Mussolini said lets actually get it this time so they won. the league of nations put embargo's except we still traded oil with them. we fueled there war ships. they finally annexed all of Ethiopia on May 9
36- Spanish Civil War breaks out in Spain. Francisco France he was fighting against the communist. Franco wins. Hitler and Mussolini helps Franco out and that helped Hitler's army because they had experience. Let them try out there new weapons. Took news away news from germany.
36- ROME- BERLIN AXIS- Mussolini said that the world would revolve around them. GERMANY AND ITALY BECAME ALLIES
37 JAPAN INVADES CHINA- starts taking more and more of china. too big, too many people, too many STUFF. China and Japan still have many issues to this day because the japaness would steal, destroy, burn, kill, and rape. rape anyone to infant to old people. and japan has never apologized. people viewed them as terrible people. ruthless soldiers. they were in many war crime trials.
38 ANSCHLUSS WITH AUSTRIA- how much can i push these guys. he was born in austria so he thought he could take austria because they spoke german. he made austria part of germany. the league of nations didn't do anything.
38 SUDENTENLAND/MUNICH CONFERENCE- great britain, chamberlain, germany, and . they gave into hitler by giving him the policy of appeasement as long as he is done taking land because they didnt wanna go to war. ONE OF WORST DECISIONS MADE IN WORLD HISTORY. DONT PLEASE DICTATORS THEY WILL LIE. but they did it to prevent war. Chamberlain came back as a hero to britain he stoped a war. winston churchill was like noooooooo dont please him hitler is lying to us.
39 SOVIET- GERMAN NON-AGGRESSIVE PACT- one week before poland. trade deal germany and soviet union. both agreed to stay neutral and to not fight against each other. soviet would help invade poland. russia would help get finland, estonia and latvia and germany would get lithuania
39 GERMANY INVADES POLAND- poland didnt have a strong military they were good on horses they finally surrendered.
39-40 BLITZKRIEG- LIGHTNING WAR- warfare that made enemies didn't wanna fight back. goal was to get victory as quick as possible. bomb airports, roads, communication lines. soften up the military people. bring in tanks and infantry from the front and push forward. troops in trucks going inward and then dropping the troops off and then surrounding the troops.
39-40 SITZKRIEG- THE PHONY WAR- within a month nothing happens even tho they are at war. waiting out the winter months waiting for the spring. BLITZ AND SITZ
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