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