World War 2 Timeline By dtc92 Nov 11, 1918 End of WW 1 Jan 19, 1919 Hitler joins the Nazi party Jan 19, 1921 Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy Jan 19, 1922 Establishment of the USSR Oct 19, 1922 Mussolini takes over in Italy Jan 19, 1924 Control of USSR to Joseph Stalin Jan 19, 1928 61 countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact Jan 19, 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria Jan 19, 1931 Japan invades China Jan 19, 1933 Roosevelt takes office Jan 19, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany Jan 19, 1935 US begins passing Neutrality Acts Jan 19, 1935 Hitler begins military buildup Jan 19, 1936 Civil War in Spain, Francisco Franco Jan 19, 1936 German troops invade Rhineland May 19, 1936 Italian troops conquer Ethiopia Nov 5, 1937 Hitler announces Lebensraum Mar 12, 1938 Hitler takes Austria Sep 30, 1938 Munich Agreement; sudetenland to Germany Jan 19, 1939 Franco is successful in Spain Jan 19, 1939 Totalitarian government established in USSR Jan 19, 1939 Russian army into Finland Mar 15, 1939 Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler Aug 23, 1939 Non-Aggression pact; Germany and Russia Sep 1, 1939 German invasion of Poland Jan 19, 1940 British and French defeat at Dunkirk Jan 19, 1940 Italy joins Germany and invades France Jan 19, 1940 Beginning of the Battle of Britain Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway May 19, 1940 Germany defeats Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg Jun 22, 1940 France surrenders to Germany
