World War 2 By alexiatoral Jan 1, 1917 Establishment of the USSR Nov 11, 1918 End of World War 1 Jan 1, 1919 Hitler joins Nazi party Jan 1, 1921 Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy Jan 1, 1922 Mussolini takes over in italy Jan 1, 1924 Death of vladmir 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, 1932 Roosevelt takes office Jan 1, 1934 Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum Jan 1, 1935 US begins passing Neutrality Acts Jan 1, 1935 Hitler begins military buildup Jan 1, 1935 Italian troops conquer Ethiopia Jan 20, 1935 German troops invade Rhineland Jan 1, 1936 Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco May 11, 1937 Czechoslovakia falls to hitler Jul 1, 1937 Japan invades China Jan 1, 1938 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich Mar 12, 1938 Hitler takes Austria Sep 9, 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 Russian Army into Finland(Finns surrender in three months) Aug 23, 1939 Non-aggression pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland Sep 1, 1939 German invasion of Poland; blitzkrieg Jan 1, 1940 Defear of the netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg by Germany Jan 1, 1940 British and French defeat at Dunkirk Apr 9, 1940 German invasion of Denmark and Norway Jun 18, 1940 Plans for an invasion of Great Britain; beginning of the battle of britain Jun 24, 1940 Italy enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France May 7, 1945 France surrenders to Germany
