world war II By gtz_84 Jul 29, 1919 Hitler joins the nazi party Jan 20, 1921 Facist party established under Mussolini in Italy Jan 20, 1922 Establishment of the USSR Jan 20, 1922 Mussolini takes over Italy Jan 20, 1924 Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin deaths of 8-13 million Russians Jan 20, 1928 US and 61 other countries sign Kelogg-Briand Pact Jan 20, 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria Nov 8, 1932 Roosevelt takes office Jan 25, 1933 Hitler becomes channcellor of the Third Reich Jan 20, 1935 US begins passing neutrality acts Mar 16, 1935 Hitler begins military build up May 9, 1935 Italian troops conquer Ethiopia Jan 25, 1936 Civil war begins in spain under Francisco Franco Jan 25, 1936 German troops invade the Rhineland Jan 25, 1937 Japan invades china Jan 25, 1937 Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum Mar 12, 1938 Hitler takes Austria Sep 30, 1938 Munich agreement ; sudetenland to Germany Jan 25, 1939 Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler Jan 25, 1939 Franco is succesful in Spain Jan 25, 1939 Totalarian government established in USSR Jan 25, 1939 Russian army into finland Aug 23, 1939 Non-agression pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland Sep 1, 1939 German invasion of Poland; blitzkrieg Jan 25, 1940 Bristish and French defeat at Dunkirk Jan 25, 1940 Italy enters the war and invades France Jan 25, 1940 France surrender to Germany Jan 25, 1940 Plans for an invasion of Great Britain ;beginning of the battle of Britain Apr 9, 1940 German invasion of Denmark and Norway May 1, 1940 defeat of the Netherlands , Belgium ,and Luxemburg by Germany
