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Saturday, October 24, 2020

June 1941: German invasion of the USSR

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On 22 June 1941, Germany broke the nonaggression pact they had signed with the USSR in 1939 and invaded the Soviet Union. Germany managed to...
Thursday, October 22, 2020

April 1941: Axis invasion of Yugoslavia

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Following a military coup on 27 March 1941 that overthrew Yugoslavia’s pro-Axis government, the country was invaded by the European Axis beg...

March 1941: United States passes Lend-Lease

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Prior to 1941, America had supported the isolationist position, particularly concentrated among the Republican party. However, with the defe...

January 1941: New 4th Army Incident

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Following the growth of Communist guerrilla activity across occupied China during the Wuhan Campaign, when Japanese forces were focused else...

July 1940: Battle of Britain

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The Battle of Britain was the name given to the intensive bombing and air campaign undertaken by the Luftwaffe against Britain between July ...

June 1940: Italian invasion of Egypt

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On 10 June 1940, Mussolini declared war on France and Britain, joining World War II on the side of the Axis. Prior to this point, despite ha...

June 1940: Fall of France

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What: On 10 May 1940, Germany invaded France and the Low Countries of Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. After only 46 days of fighting...

September 1939: Phony War

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After the German invasion of Poland, on 1 September 1939, the Allies did nothing. Britain and France both declared war on Germany on 3 Septe...

September 1939: German Invasion of Poland

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After months of provocations demanding the immediate transfer of Danzig to Germany and plebiscites on return to Germany held in the Polish C...

December 1938: Wang Jingwei defects to Japan

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After their victory at Hankou, the Japanese concentrated their attention on consolidating gains in occupied China, including strengthening t...

October 1938: Japan captures Hankou

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On 25 October 1938, a Japanese army moving south from Xinyang through the Dabie Mountains captured Hankou, later moving to occupy the rest o...

January 1938: Japan decides to depose Jiang Jieshi

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What: Throughout the fighting in 1937, the Japanese goal in China had al ways been to establish security for Japanese interests there, pre...

December 1937: Nanjing Massacre

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After capturing the Chinese capital of Nanjing on 13 December 1937, Japanese soldiers engaged in a period of extended looting, arson, murder...

July 1937: Lugou Bridge Incident

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  What:   On 7 July 1937, a Japanese soldier was briefly reported missing around Wanping, prompting the Japanese to demand entry to the ci...
Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Summary of Chuang's "Sorghum and Steel: The Socialist Developmental Regime and the Forging of China"

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  "Sorghum and Steel: The Socialist Developmental Regime and the Forging of China". Chuang, No.1 (2016). Introduction: Transitions...

Summary of Chuang's "Red Dust: The Transition to Capitalism in China"

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  "Red Dust: The Transition to Capitalism in China". Chuang, No.2 (2019). Introduction: Hermitage The conquest of the Western Jin ...