World War II By cchappy Nov 11, 1918 End of World War I Jan 1, 1919 Hitler Joins the Nazi Party Jan 1, 1921 Fascist Party Established Under Mussolini in Italy Jan 1, 1924 Death of Lenin; Control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; death of 8-13 million Russians Jan 1, 1927 Establishment of USSR Jan 1, 1928 Mussolini Takes Over Italy Aug 27, 1928 US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact Jan 1, 1930 Japan Invades China Jan 1, 1931 Japaneese Invasion of Manchuria Jan 19, 1932 Roosevelt Takes Office Feb 3, 1933 Hitler Announces Secret Plans for Lebensraum Jan 1, 1934 Hitler Begins Military Buildup Jan 1, 1935 US Begins Passing Neutrality Acts Jan 19, 1935 Italian Troops Conquer Ethiipia Mar 7, 1936 German Troops Invade Rhineland Jul 17, 1937 Civil War Begins in Spain under Francisco Franco Nov 5, 1937 Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich Jan 1, 1938 Hitler Takes Austira Sep 30, 1938 Munich Agreement; Sudentenland to Germany Jan 1, 1939 Franco is sucessful in Spain Jan 1, 1939 Totalitatian government established in USSR Mar 15, 1939 Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler Aug 1, 1939 Russian army into Finland Finns surrender in three months Sep 1, 1939 German invasion of Poland; blitzkrieg Sep 28, 1939 Non-Aggression Pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland Jan 1, 1940 Defeat of the Netherlands; Belgium and Luxembourg by GErmany Jan 1, 1940 Plans for an invasion of Great Britain; beginning of the Battle of Britain Apr 1, 1940 German invasion into Denmark and Norway Jun 5, 1940 British and French defeat at Dunkirk Jun 21, 1940 Italy enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France Jun 22, 1940 France surrenders to Germany
