World War II Timeline

  • End of World War I

    End of World War I
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    World War II Timeline

  • Hiter joins the Nazi party

    Hiter joins the Nazi party
  • Estabilshment of the USSR

    Estabilshment of the 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 countries sign Kellogg-Briand pact

    US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand pact
  • Japanese invasion of Manchuria

    Japanese invasion of Manchuria
  • Non-aggression pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland

    Non-aggression pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland
  • Roosevelt takes office

    Roosevelt takes office
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich

    Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich
  • Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler

    Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler
  • US begins passing Neutrality Acts

    US begins passing Neutrality Acts
  • Hitler begins military buildup

    Hitler begins military buildup
  • 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 in Ethiopia

    Italian troops in Ethiopia
  • Japan invades China

    Japan invades China
  • Hitler announces secret plans for Lebensraum

    Hitler announces secret plans for Lebensraum
  • Hitler takes Austria

    Hitler takes Austria
  • Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany

    Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany
  • Franco is successful in Spain

    Franco is successful in Spain
  • Totalitarian government is established in USSR

    Totalitarian government is established in USSR
  • Russian army into Finland (Finns surrender in three months)

    Russian army into Finland (Finns surrender in three months)
  • 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 Netherlands; Belgium and Luxembourg by Germany

    Defeat of the Netherlands; Belgium and Luxembourg by Germany
  • British and French defeat at Dunkirk

    British and French defeat at Dunkirk
  • Italy enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France

    Italy enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France
  • France surrenders to Germany

    France surrenders to Germany
  • Plans for an invasion of Great Britain; beginning of the Battle of Britain

    Plans for an invasion of Great Britain; beginning of the Battle of Britain