Germany, Japan, Italy: Acts of Aggression! The March Towards War Germany, Japan, Italy: Acts of Aggression!
Emperor Hirohito JAPAN Great Depression hurts Japan 1930 - Militants seize power Emperor kept as symbol of state power As “puppet” leader
Leader of Extreme Militant group Becomes Prime Minister 1941-48
League of Nations Challenged 1931- Japan invades Manchuria 1933- Japan ignored protest withdraws from League of Nations 1937- Japan invades China
Italy Invades Ethiopia 1935 Benito Mussolini Italy Invades Ethiopia 1935 “God and history will remember Your judgment…..It is us today. It will be you tomorrow” Leader of Ethiopia 1936
Italy League of Nations only condemns attack Italy had been encouraged by League’s timid response to Japan Mussolini claims: “Italy has at last her empire…A Fascist Empire”
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis 1936 Italy-Germany-Japan form alliance AXIS Powers are established
Civil War in Spain Spain was ruled by Monarchy until 1931 New Republic is formed 1936 Francisco Franco launches fascist revolt Against the new Government Mussolini & Hitler send support (1936) Western powers remain neutral End Result: Spain is ruled for 40-years by Franco
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