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6 Cards in this Set
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Sept. 1, 1939
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Invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany
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Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
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Aug. 23, 1939
Non-aggression pact between Soviet Union and Germany Partitions territories including Poland, Finland, and the Baltic States |
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Total casualty figures
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50-85 million
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July 7, 1937
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Start of 2nd Sino-Japanese War; Marco Polo Bridge Incident
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Italy Fascist movement
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1922-1925
- Treaty of Versailles (1919) nullifies Treaty of London (1915), which promised Italy various territories following the war if they joined Allies - Benito Mussolini seizes power ("March on Rome") |
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Mukden Incident
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Sept. 1931
- aka Manchurian Incident - staged event engineered by rogue Japanese military personnel as a pretext for Japan invading Manchuria |
