The Road to War, 1931–1941
Road to WW2 maps by year
18 historical maps of The Road to War, 1931–1941, one for each turning point: who controlled what, and what changed since the map before.
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Europe and Africa
January 1933
HITLER IS HANDED THE CHANCELLERY
October 1935
ITALY INVADES ABYSSINIA
March 1936
THE RHINELAND REOCCUPIED
July 1936
ABYSSINIA ANNEXED; SPAIN AT WAR
March 1938
THE ANSCHLUSS
October 1938
MUNICH — THE SUDETENLAND SIGNED AWAY
March–April 1939
PRAGUE SWALLOWED; SPAIN AND ALBANIA FALL
September 1939
THE PACT, AND POLAND PARTITIONED
June 1940
THE WEST FALLS
June–December 1941
BARBAROSSA — THE PACT TORN UP
East Asia and the Pacific
1931
THE WORLD OF 1931
September 1931
MUKDEN — MANCHURIA SEIZED
March 1933
JEHOL TAKEN; JAPAN QUITS THE LEAGUE
July 1937
MARCO POLO BRIDGE — THE CHINA WAR
October 1938
WUHAN AND CANTON FALL
1939
HAINAN TAKEN; JAPAN CHECKED AT KHALKHIN GOL
September 1940
TONKIN OCCUPIED; THE TRIPARTITE PACT
December 1941
PEARL HARBOR — THE WORLD WAR
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