The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-05

her naval building plans.
Jan. 29-United States rejected pro-
posal to cooperate with Britain, France
and Russia in supplying China with war
munitions.
Jan. 31-Britsh steamer torpedoed and
sunk by pirate submarine off Spanish
Feb. 4-Hitler reorganized German
army high command, assumed absolute
control and made Won Ribbentrop for
eign minister.
Feb. Britain warned Franco to stop
pirate attacks or face repriSals.
Feb. 14-Britain's great naval base at
Singapore dedicated
Feb. 15-Hitler forced Austria to put
pro-NaZls in her cabinet.
Feb. 20-Hitler demanded colonies Tor
Germany and said Reich didn't fear war.
Anthony Eden resigned as British for
eign minister.
King Carol proclaimed fascist regime
March 2-Chinese armies in Shensi
province north of Yellow river routed
by Japanese.
March 3-Twenty.one former Soviet
Russian leaders pleaded guilty of trea-
son and other crimes in Moscow trial
March limited States and Czechoslo-
vakia signed reciprocal trade treaty.
March 9-Chancellor Schuschnlgg or
dered a plebiscite on Austrian independ-
ence.
Chautemps' French cabinet resigned.
March 10-Leon Blum became French
March 11-Premier Schuschnigg of
Austria resigned when German troops
invaded the country; eyss-Inquart took
post and formed Nazi cabinet. ~, ..-...
March 12-Hitler proclaimed the union
of Germany and Austria, scrapping the
treaty of st. German.
March 27-Spanish insurgent armies
drove forward into Catalonia.
April 8-Blum's French cabinet re-
April 1O-Edouard Daladier formed
new French government
April 16-President Benes of CZecho-
slovakia announced amnesty for 1000
Great Britain and Italy signed agree
ment for peaceful settlement of all their
differences.
Rumania by Fascists foiled.
April 22-Japan paid United States
81 ,214 900 to settle Panay incident.
April 25 - Anglo-Ireland agreement
signed, settling trade disputes,
April 28-Great Britain and France
agreed to pool their armed forces in
time of war
May 3-Hitler arrived in Rome for
conference with Mussolini;
May 4-Dr. Douglas Hyde made pres
ident of Ireland by acclamation.
May 11-Japanese captured Annoy.
South China port.
May 12-League of Nations councll IN
formally recognized Italy's conquest OF
Nav i3-New anti-Nazi government
for Hungary formed by Bella Imredl.
May 21-German and Czech troops
massed along the frontier.
May 22-Germany promised CZecho-
slovakia would not be attacked.
May 30-Japanese bombed Canton for
three days, killing 300 persons and in
juring / 400
June 4-Japanese continued bombing
of Canton, killing hundreds.
June 11-United States government
took steps to discourage sale of planes
july 2-Japanese bombed Swatow.
south China port, killing many.
July 4-Chinese air base at Nanchang
raided and wrecked by Japanese bomb
July l4-Manchukuo protested inva-
sion by Russian troops.
July liking George of Great Britain
made state visit to Paris.
July 25-Japanese occupied Kiuklang,
China, key to Hankow defense.
Aug. Russian planes invade Korea
and shell Japanese.
Aug. Russia rejects japanese terms,
offers counter plan.
Aug. 11-Russia. Japan. reach truce
in Manchukuan border conflict.
Aug. 24-Reichsfuehrer Hitler pledges
the inviolability of Hungary in meeting
with Admiral Horthy Hungarian regent
Aug 26-Hitler demands powers force
Czechs to submit to him.
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attack on Czechoslovakia.
Sept I-Mussolini orders out all Jews
who entered Italy SINCE the World war
Sept. 4-France masses troops at Mag
mot line.
Sept 6-Polish police wreck 173 ortho-
dox churches kill many.
Sept. 9-Britain again warns Hitler
against attacking CZechs.
Sept. 11-Czechs and Nazis riot in
Sept. l2-Hitfer defies Britain and
France in speech.
Sept 14-Czech troops smash civil war
in Sudeten territory.
Prime Minister Chamberlain flies to
Germany to see Hitler.
Japan pledges armed aid to Hitler.
Sept 15-Four- power peace parley
planned as result of Prime Minister
Chamberlain's conference with Hitler.
Sept. 16-British and French cabinets
confer on Czech situation.
Sept 18-Britain and France yield to
Hitler's demands.
Sept 2O-Czechs accept partition.
Sept 21-Poland and Hungary demand
slices of Czechoslovakia.
Sept 22-Chamberlain and Hitler dis
cuss peace plan.
Czech premier and cabinet resign.
Sept. 25-President Roosevelt sends
peace appeal to Hitler.
Sept 26-Chamberlain pledges Britain
TO enforce yielding of Sudeten area if
Hitler will not make war.
Hitler warns CZechs he is ready to
fight for Sudetenland.
Sept. 27-RooseVelt sends second plea
to Hitler, proposes European parley.
Sept. 23-Hitler calls fOur-power peace
conference. including Great Britain,
France and Italy as last effort to avert
war
Sept. circumference agrees to all Hit
ler's demands; Germans take immedi-
ate possession of Sudetenland. Czechs
submit.
Sept. 30-German troops begin march
into Czechoslovakla.
Czechs get new demand from Poland
Czechs cede territory.
Oct. 4-Premier Daladier given die
tatorial powers by French chamber Of
deputies.
President Benes of Czechoslovakia re.
signs.
Oct. 6-British forces kill so Arabs
in new Palestine clash.
House of commons endorses Chamber
lan's deal with Hitler.
Oct. 7-Powers bar plebiscite in Su-
detenland; give Hitler area without vote
Oct. 8~Nazis stone palace of Cardinal
Innitzer at Vienna, iniuring the cardi-
Oct. 1O-Chinese report 10000 Japa-
nese slain in three-day battle near TEN.
Oct. 12-Germany demands SAB 900, 900
from Czech gold reserve to strengthen
financial position.
oct. 14-Hitler demands Britain limit
air force to fraction of Germany's.
Oct. 16-Germany arrests labor lead
ers as anti-Nazi agitators in new wave
of unrest.
Oct. 18-British troops besiege Arab
rebels within old city of Jerusalem.
Oct. 20-British troops disarm Arab
rebels in Jerusalem.
Oct. 25-Duke of Kent made governor
of Australia.
Oct. 26-Japs take complete control of
HankoW.