War World 2 Timelines By ancrispin Nov 11, 1918 End of WW1 Jan 19, 1921 Facist Party Established Under Mussolini In Italy Jan 24, 1921 US Begins Passing Neutrality Act Jan 20, 1922 Establishment of the USSR Dissolved Dec 25, 1991 Nov 24, 1923 Hitler Begins Military Buildup Jan 20, 1924 Death of Vladimir Lenin Jan 24, 1928 Mussolini Takes Over Italy Jan 24, 1930 Totalitarian Gov. Est. in USSR Jan 24, 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria Jan 24, 1933 Russian Army Into Finland Jan 30, 1933 Hitler Becomes Chancellor Aug 2, 1934 Hitler Joins The Nazi Party Jan 24, 1935 Roosevelt Takes Office May 9, 1935 Italian Troops Concquer Ethiopia Jan 1, 1936 Hitler Announces Secret Plans To Leb... Jan 24, 1936 German Troops Invade Rhineland Jul 24, 1936 C.W. Begins In Spain Under F,R, Jan 24, 1937 Japan Invades China Jan 24, 1938 Hitler Takes Austria Jan 24, 1938 Munich Agree.; Sudeteland to Germany Sep 29, 1938 Czechoslovakia Falls To Hitler Aug 23, 1939 Non-Aggression Pact Sep 1, 1939 German Invasion On Poland Jan 24, 1940 Germany & French Defeat A Durkirk Jan 24, 1975 Franco Successful In Spain