world war II timeline

end of WWI

Nov 11, 1918

end of WWI

hitler joins the nazi party

Jan 1, 1919

fascist party established under mussolini in Italy

Jan 1, 1921

establishment of the ussr

Jan 1, 1922

mussolini takes over italy

Oct 1, 1922

death of vlademir lenin

Jan 1, 1924

control of ussr to joseph stalin; deaths of 8-13 million Russians

us and 61 other countries sign kelogg- briand pact

Jan 1, 1928

japanese invasion of manchuria

Jan 1, 1931

hitler becomes chancellor of germany

Jan 1, 1933

establishing the third reivh

roosevelt takes office

Mar 1, 1933

us begins passing neutrality acts

Jan 1, 1935

hitler begins military buildup

Jan 1, 1935

italian troops conquer ethiopia

Jan 1, 1935

civil war begins in spain under francisci franco

Jan 1, 1936

german troops invade rhineland

Jan 1, 1936

hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum

Jan 1, 1937

japan invades china

Jul 1, 1937

czechoslovakia falls to hitler

Mar 15, 1938

hitler takes austria

Mar 17, 1938

munich agreement

Sep 30, 1938

studenland to germany

franco is successful in spain

Jan 1, 1939

totalitarian government established in ussr

Jan 1, 1939

russian army into finland

Jan 1, 1939

finns surrender in 3 months

non aggression pact

Aug 23, 1939

germany and russia divide poland

german invasion of poland blitzcreig

Sep 1, 1939

france surrenders to germany

Jan 1, 1940

german invasion of denmark and norway

Apr 9, 1940

plans for an invasion of great britain

Jul 1, 1940

beginning of the battle of britain