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world war 2 timeline

  • end of ww1

    end of ww1

    the first world war is over
  • hitler joins the nazi party

    hitler joins the nazi party

    hitler joins the nazi party
  • Fascist party established

    Fascist party established

    fascist party established under mussolini in italy
  • ussr

    ussr

    establishment of ussr
  • italy taken over

    italy taken over

    mussolini takes over in italy
  • control of ussr

    control of ussr

    death of vladimir lenin, control of ussr to joseph stalin, deaths of 8-13 million russians
  • kellog-briand pact

    kellog-briand pact

    signed by 62 countries
  • invasion of manchuria

    invasion of manchuria

    japanese invasion of manchuria
  • roosevelt becomes president

    roosevelt becomes president

    theodore roosevelt takes office
  • hitler becomes chancellor

    hitler becomes chancellor

    hitler becomes chancellor of germany, establishing the third reich.
  • neutrality acts

    neutrality acts

    us begins passing neutrality acts
  • hitlers military buildup

    hitlers military buildup

    hitler begins military buildup
  • ethiopia conquered

    ethiopia conquered

    italian troops conquer ethiopia
  • spains civil war

    spains civil war

    civil war begins in spain under francisco franco
  • rhineland invaded

    rhineland invaded

    german troops invade rhineland
  • china invaded

    china invaded

    japan invades china
  • lebensraum

    lebensraum

    hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum
  • austria

    austria

    hitler takes austria
  • munich agreement

    munich agreement

    munich agreement, sudetenland to germany
  • Francisco Franco successful

    Francisco Franco successful

    Franco is successful in Spain
  • Totalitarian government

    Totalitarian government

    Totalitarian government established in USSR
  • Russian army into Finland

    Russian army into Finland

    Russian army into Finland; Finns end up surrendering in three months
  • Czechoslovakia falls to hitler

    Czechoslovakia falls to hitler

    Czechoslovakia falls to hitler
  • Non-agression pact

    Non-agression pact

    Non-agression pact; Germany and Russia;divide poland
  • Poland Invaded

    Poland Invaded

    German invasion of Poland; blitzkrieg
  • Denmark and norway invaded

    Denmark and norway invaded

    german invasion of Denmark and Norway
  • Defeat of the Netherlands

    Defeat of the Netherlands

    Defeat of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg by germany
  • Britain and France at Dunkirk

    Britain and France at Dunkirk

    British and French defeat at Dunkirk
  • Italy enters war

    Italy enters war

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

    France surrenders

    France surrenders to to Germany
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    Beggining of the Battle of Britain; plans for an invasion of Great Britain