WWII timeline

  • end of WWI

    end of WWI
  • Totalitarian government established in ussr

    Totalitarian government established in ussr
  • Hitler joins the Nazi party

    Hitler joins the Nazi party
  • Mussolini takes over Italy

    Mussolini takes over Italy
  • Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy

    Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy
  • establishment of the USSR

    establishment of the USSR
  • Death of Vladmir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; death of 8- 13 million Russians

    Death of Vladmir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; death of 8- 13 million Russians
  • Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum

    Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum
  • Us and 61 other countries sign Kellog-Briand Pact

    Us and 61 other countries sign Kellog-Briand Pact
  • US begins passing Neutrality Acts

    US begins passing Neutrality Acts
  • japanese invasion of Manchuria

    japanese invasion of Manchuria
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich

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

    Roosevelt takes office
  • Hitler begins military buildup

    Hitler begins military buildup
  • Italian troops conquer Ethiopia

    Italian troops conquer Ethiopia
  • German troops invade Rhineland

    German troops invade Rhineland
  • Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco

    Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco
  • Hitler takes Austria

    Hitler takes Austria
  • Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany

    Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany
  • Japan invades China

    Japan invades China
  • non-aggression pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland

    non-aggression pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland
  • German invasion of Poland; blitzkrieg

    German invasion of Poland; blitzkrieg
  • Russian army into Finland (Finns surrender in three months)

    Russian army into Finland (Finns surrender in three months)
  • Czechoslovakia fallsto Hitler

    Czechoslovakia fallsto Hitler
  • German invasion of Denmark and Norway

    German invasion of Denmark and Norway
  • british and french defeat at dunkirk

    british and french defeat at dunkirk
  • italy enters the war on the sude of germany and invades france

    italy enters the war on the sude of germany and invades france
  • 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; begining of the battle of britain

    plans for an invasion of great britain; begining of the battle of britain
  • defeat of the netherlands, belgium and luxemburg by germany

    defeat of the netherlands, belgium and luxemburg by germany
  • Franco is successful in Spain

    Franco is successful in Spain