World War II Timeline By xoxolonghorns10 Nov 11, 1918 End of WWI Jan 1, 1919 Hitler joind the Nazi party Jan 1, 1921 Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy Jan 1, 1922 Establishment of the USSR Jan 1, 1922 Mussolini takes over in Italy Jan 1, 1924 Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million Russians Jan 1, 1928 US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact Jan 1, 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria Jan 1, 1933 Roosevelt takes office Jan 1, 1935 US begins passing Neutrality Acts Jan 1, 1935 Hitler begins military buildup Jan 1, 1935 Italian troops conquer Ethiopia Jul 1, 1936 Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco Jan 1, 1937 German troops invade Rhineland Jul 1, 1937 Japan invades China Jan 1, 1938 Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum Jan 1, 1938 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich Mar 12, 1938 Hitler takes Austria Sep 30, 1938 Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany Jan 1, 1939 Franco is successful in Spain Jan 1, 1939 Totalitarian government established in USSR Jan 1, 1939 Russjan army into Finland (Finns surrender in three months) Mar 15, 1939 Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler Aug 30, 1939 Non-aggression pact;Germany and Russia; divide Poland Sep 1, 1939 German invasion of Poland; blitzkrieg Jan 1, 1940 Defeat of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg by Germany Apr 9, 1940 German invasion of Denmark and Norway Jun 1, 1940 Italy enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France Jun 3, 1940 British and French defeat at Dunkirk Jun 21, 1940 France surrenders to Germany Aug 1, 1940 Plans for an invasion of Great Britain; beginning of the Battle of Britain
