Answer:
The Axis Powers took these aggressive actions prior to the outbreak of World War II which include the invasion of Ethiopia, Manchuria, and the Rhineland.
Step-by-step explanation:
Axis Powers: It was the coalition of Germany, Italy and Japan against the Allied Powers (the United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and China) in World War II.
- In 1930, the Japanese took control of railway track in Manchuria (a region in China) and in 1931, the Japan attacked the Chinese army claiming that the Chinese soldiers sabotaged the railway.
- On 3 October 1935, Italy invaded the Ethiopia (former name: Abyssinia) in the leadership of Mussolini to expand its territories.
- Germany in the leadership of Adolf Hitler occupied the Rhineland in 1937 by making excuse that the area is hostile and dangerous for them.