Peking falls to the Japanese.

8 Aug.- 8 Nov.

Fierce fighting between Japanese and Chinese troops results in the Japanese occupation of Shanghai. Japan earns worldwide condemnation for its bombing of Chinese cities.

25 Aug.

The Japanese navy begins a blockade of all but European possessions on the South China Sea coast.

27 Aug.

Pope Pius XI recognizes the fascist government of Spain.

29 Aug.

China and the Soviet Union conclude a nonaggression pact, opening the sale of military aircraft to China.

8 Sept.

A Pan-Arab Congress meeting at Bludan, Syria, rejects the Peel plan for the 5-6 Oct. The League of Nations and the United States formally condemn Japanese actions in China

13 Oct.

In a diplomatic message the German government promises not to violate Belgian borders so long as Belgium abstains from military action against Germany.

16 Oct.

Czech police suppress a meeting of the Sudeten German Party in Teplitz, where the party is...