Axis Aggression In the decade prior to the outbreak of WW2, Japan, Italy, and Germany engaged in one act of aggression after another without any effective opposition.

Japan invades Manchuria Japan invades Manchuria Italy invades Ethiopia Italy invades Ethiopia 1935 – Germany reintroduce the draft 1935 – Germany reintroduce the draft 1936 – Germany remilitarizes the Rhineland 1936 – Germany remilitarizes the Rhineland 1936 – Francisco Franco, back by Germany & Italy, revolts against democratically elected government in Spain which is backed by the Soviets 1936 – Francisco Franco, back by Germany & Italy, revolts against democratically elected government in Spain which is backed by the Soviets 1937 – Japan invades China proper 1937 – Japan invades China proper

1938 – Anschluss, annexation of Austria by Germany 1938 – Anschluss, annexation of Austria by Germany 1938 – Germany seizes the Sudetenland by way of the Munich Conference – a few months later all of Czechoslovakia is seized 1938 – Germany seizes the Sudetenland by way of the Munich Conference – a few months later all of Czechoslovakia is seized 1939 – Italy invades Albania 1939 – Italy invades Albania 1939 – German/Soviet Nonaggression Pact 1939 – German/Soviet Nonaggression Pact 1939 – Germany invades Poland 1939 – Germany invades Poland September 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war September 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war