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Immediate Causes of WWII. Germany and Italy support General Franco’s Civil War in Spain ; fascist regime. Japan invades Manchuria ; breaking WWI treaties. JULY 1936. 1931. MARCH 1936. Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland Strengthened popularity at home
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Immediate Causes of WWII Germany and Italy support General Franco’s Civil War in Spain; fascist regime Japan invades Manchuria; breaking WWI treaties JULY 1936 1931 MARCH 1936 • Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland • Strengthened popularity at home • Weak response from LEAGUE encourages him to continue
Hitler annexes Austria -LEAGUE does nothing OCT 1936 MARCH 1938 SEPT 1938 Munich Conference -GB & France allow Hitler to take back Sudetenland from Czech…known as appeasement Rome/Berlin Axis -Japan joins in November
Germany bombs Poland • GB and France declare war on Sept 3rd Hitler takes all of Czechoslovakia 1939 AUG 1939 SEPT 1, 1939 • NAZI/SOVIET PACT • Non-aggression pact • Split Poland and stay out of each other’s way