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End of World War I
World War I ended with the treaty of versailles -
Hitler joins the Nazi party
After leaving the military Hitler joins the Nazi party, setting off a series of events, leading into World War II, into motion -
Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy
Mussolini establishes the fascist party -
Establishment of the USSR
The USSR is established in Communist Russia -
Mussolini takes over in Italy
Mussolini takes power -
Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million Russians
Stalin takes power in Russia and rules with an iron fist. -
US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand pact
US and other countries agree to nuetrality. -
Roosevelt takes office
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected into office. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Japan decides to invade Manchuria, an act directly against China. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich
Adolf Hitler takes power. -
US begins passing Neutrality Acts
US passes Neutrality Acts in an effor to stay out of wars. -
Hitler begins military buildup
Adolf Hitler begins building Germany's military -
Italian troops conquer Ethiopia
Italian troops march into Africa and conquer Ethiopia. -
Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco
Civil war breaks out as Franco tries to take power -
Japan invades China
Self explanatory. -
Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum
Hitler announces his plans -
Hitler takes Austria
Hitler invades Austria, German borders expanded and army gains strength -
Munich Agreement: Sudetenland to Germany
Stalin begrudgingly gives Sudetenland over to Germany. -
Franco is successful in Spain
Francisco Franco takes power in Spain -
Totalitarian government established in USSR
A totalitarian government type is established in the USSR by Joseph Stalin -
Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler
Hitler takes Czechoslovakia in order to expand Germany's borders and further his plans of world domination -
Non-aggression pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland
Stalin and Hitler make an agreement -
German troops invade Rhineland
German troops invade Rhineland in an effort to expand -
Defeat of the Netherlands; Belgium and Luxembourg by Germany
German victory -
German invasion of Denmark and Norway
Germany invades Denmark and Norway -
British and French defeat at Dunkirk
British and French lose at Dunkirk to the Germans -
Italy enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France
Itlay displays major act of axis aggression and invades France -
France surrenders to Germany
France accepts defeat -
Plans for an invasion of Great Britain; beginning of the Battle of Britain
Germany invades Britain since Britain declared war on them and Germany just doesnt like them
