World War II Timeline

By mlacayo
  • End of WW1

    End of WW1

  • Hitler joins the Nazi party

    Hitler joins the Nazi party

  • Facist Party Established under Mussolini in Italy

    Facist Party Established under Mussolini in Italy

  • Establishment of USSR

    Establishment of USSR

  • Mussolini takes over italy

    Mussolini takes over italy

  • Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million russians

    Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million russians

  • US and 61 other contries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact

    US and 61 other contries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact

  • Japanese invasion of Manchuria

    Japanese invasion of Manchuria

  • Roosevelt takes office

    Roosevelt takes office

  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Thrid Reich

    Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Thrid Reich

  • Hitler begins military buildup

    Hitler begins military buildup

  • US begins passing Neutrality Acts

    US begins passing Neutrality Acts

  • Civil war begins in Spain under Francisco Franco

    Civil war begins in Spain under Francisco Franco

  • German troops invade Rhineland

    German troops invade Rhineland

  • Italian troops conquer Ethiopia

    Italian troops conquer Ethiopia

  • Japan invades China

    Japan invades China

  • Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum

    Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum

  • Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany

    Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany

  • Hitler takes Austria

    Hitler takes Austria

  • Non-agression pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland

    Non-agression pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland

  • Franco is sucessful in Spain

    Franco is sucessful in Spain

  • Totalitarian government established in USSR

    Totalitarian government established in USSR

  • Russian army into Finland (Finns surrender in three months)

    Russian army into Finland (Finns surrender in three months)

  • Czechoslovakia falls to hitler

    Czechoslovakia falls to hitler

  • German invasion of Poland; blitzkrieg

    German invasion of Poland; blitzkrieg

  • German invasion of Denmark and Norway

    German invasion of Denmark and Norway

  • Defeat of the Neatherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg by Germany

  • British and French defeat Dunkirk

  • Italy enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France

  • France surrenders to Germany

  • Plans for an invasion of Great Britian; beginning of the Battle of Britian

    Plans for an invasion of Great Britian; beginning of the Battle of Britian