In January 1940, Mao Zedong published "On New Democracy". On February 10, Tom and Jerry premiered in the United States. On March 30, Wang Jingwei's "National Government of the Republic of China" was established in Nanjing, marking the official establishment of the Wang puppet regime. May 10 – Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In early June, the Dunkirk retreated. On the 14th of the same month, the German army occupied Paris. On the 23rd, Adolf Hitler inspected the newly occupied French capital Paris. On August 20, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression: The Hundred Regiments War, until December 5, the Eighth Route Army of the Chinese Communist Party fought against the Japanese army in North China. On September 27, Germany and Italy accepted Japan's accession to the Axis powers, signed the "Three Powers Pact", and the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis was formally formed. On October 7, Germany invaded Romania
The 1940 Tokyo Olympics was originally scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan in 1940. Later, because Japan was the initiator of World War II, it was deprived of the hosting right by the International Olympic Committee and was transferred to Helsinki, Finland. suspended.
That year, the Best Picture Oscar went to "A Butterfly Dream". People born in 1940: April 25, Al Pacino, a famous film actor. October 9, John Lennon, The Beatles. On October 23, Pele, Brazilian football player. On November 27th, Bruce Lee, a generation of martial arts masters, the founder of Jeet Kune Do. On December 18, Lei Feng, a soldier of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, a model of serving the people wholeheartedly. People who died: On February 23, Yang Jingyu, a general, died heroically. On March 5, Cai Yuanpei, a famous Chinese educator.
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