world war II By giacomo Period: Jan 1, 1918 to Jan 1, 1941 world war II timeline Nov 11, 1918 end of WWI at 11 a.m. on november 11th 1918 the armistice that bring the war to an end was signed. Sep 12, 1919 hitler joins the nazi party Nov 9, 1919 fascist party established under mussolini in italy Oct 28, 1922 mussolini takes over italy Dec 1, 1922 establishment of the USSR Jan 27, 1924 death of vladimir lenin; control of USSR to joseph stalin; death of 8-13 milion russians Aug 27, 1928 US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact Jan 27, 1931 japanese invasion of Manchuria Jan 27, 1933 Roosevelt takes office Jan 30, 1933 hitler becomes chancellor of germany Jan 27, 1935 US begins passing neutrality May 27, 1935 italian troops invade ethiopia Sep 27, 1935 hitler begins military buildup Jan 27, 1936 civil war begins in spain under francisco franco Sep 27, 1936 german troops invade rhineland Jul 27, 1937 japan invades china Oct 27, 1937 hitler announces secret plans for lesenraum Mar 12, 1938 hitler takes Austria Sep 30, 1938 munich agreement; sudetenland to germany Mar 15, 1939 czechoslovakia falls to hitler Aug 23, 1939 non-aggresion pact; germany and russia; divide poland Sep 1, 1939 german invasion of poland; blitzkerieg Sep 27, 1939 franco is successful in spain Nov 27, 1939 rusian army into finland Dec 4, 1939 totalitarian government established in USSR Apr 9, 1940 german invasion of denmark May 27, 1940 defeat of netherlands, belgium and luxembourg by germany Jun 22, 1940 france surrender to germany
