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{{See also|Second Sino-Japanese War|Causes of World War II}}

{{See also|Second Sino-Japanese War|Causes of World War II}}

 

In 1931, Japan invaded China and annexed its northeastern provinces. Four years later, Italy invaded Ethiopia. In 1938, Germany took part of Czechoslovakia. In 1939, Italy annexed Albania; the [[Soviet Union]] made a formal proposal to the [[United Kingdom]] and [[France]] on April 17, 1939 for a mutual assistance pact should [[war]] break out between [[Nazi Germany]] and any of the parties. The proposal was rejected. After the rejection, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed the [[Molotov-Ribbentrop Non-Aggression Pact]] in August and partitioned [[Poland]].

The [[Soviet Union]] made a formal proposal to the [[United Kingdom]] and [[France]] on April 17, 1939 for a mutual assistance pact should [[war]] break out between [[Nazi Germany]] and any of the parties. The proposal was rejected. After the rejection, the Soviet Union signed the [[Molotov-Ribbentrop Non-Aggression Pact]] with Nazi Germany in August 1939.

 

There was a global set of conflicts beginning in 1931 in Asia, 1935 in Africa.

==Italy in World War II==

==Italy in World War II==