Timeline: World War II Timeline | Timetoast

Nov 11, 1918

End of WWI

Although America did not declare war on Germany until 1917, she had been involved in the war from the beginning supplying the allies with weapons and supplies.
Jan 1, 1919

Hitler joins the Nazi party

Hitler joins the Nazi party
Jan 1, 1921

Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy

Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy
Jan 1, 1922

Establishment of the USSR

Establishment of the USSR
Oct 1, 1922

Mussolini takes over in Italy

Mussolini takes over in Italy
Jan 1, 1924

Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million Russians
Jan 1, 1928

US and 61 other coutries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact
Jan 1, 1931

Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Jan 1, 1932

Roosevelt takes office
Jan 1, 1935

US begins passing Neutrality Acts
Jan 1, 1935

Hitler begins military buildup
Jan 1, 1935

Italian troops conquer Ethiopia
Jan 1, 1936

Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco
Jan 1, 1936

German troops invade Rhineland
Jul 1, 1937

Japan invades China
Nov 5, 1937

Hitler announces secret plans for Lebensraum
Jan 1, 1938

Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich
Mar 13, 1938

Hitler takes Austria
Sep 30, 1938

Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany
Jan 1, 1939

Franco is successful in Spain
Jan 1, 1939

Totalitarian government established in USSR
Jan 1, 1939

Russian army into Finland (Finns surrender in three months)
Aug 15, 1939

Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler
Aug 23, 1939

Non-aggression pact; Germany and Russia;divide Poland
Sep 1, 1939

German invasion of Poland; blitzrieg
Apr 9, 1940

German invasion of Denmark and Norway
May 1, 1940

Defeat of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg by Germany
May 1, 1940

British and French defeat at Dunkirk
Jun 1, 1940

Italy enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France
Jun 22, 1940

France surrenders to Germany
Sep 24, 1940

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