World War 2 Timeline By dance22 Jul 29, 1903 Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy Jan 1, 1914 Establishment of the USSR Jan 1, 1919 hitler joins the Nazi Partry Jul 29, 1919 Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy Nov 11, 1919 End of WW! Oct 31, 1920 Establishment of the USSR Oct 31, 1922 Mussolini takes over in Italy Jan 1, 1924 Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin Jan 1, 1924 Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths 8-13 million Russians Jan 1, 1928 US and 61 other countries sign Kellog- Briand Pat Jan 24, 1932 US begins passing Neutrality Acts Jan 1, 1933 Japanese invasion of Manchuria Jan 1, 1935 Roosevelt takes office Jan 1, 1935 Hitler begins military buildup Jan 1, 1935 Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco Jan 1, 1936 German troops invade Rhineland Jul 1, 1937 Japan invades China Nov 12, 1937 Italian troops conquer Ethiopia Jan 1, 1938 Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum Jan 1, 1938 HItler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich Mar 12, 1938 Hitler takes Austria Sep 30, 1938 Munich Agreement; Sudentenland to Germany Jan 1, 1939 Franco is successful in Spain Jan 1, 1939 Totalitarian govt. established in USSR Jan 1, 1939 Russian army into Finland Mar 13, 1939 Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler Aug 23, 1939 Non- aggresion pact, Germany and Russia; divide Poland Sep 1, 1939 German invasion of Poland; blitzkrieg Jan 1, 1940 Defeat of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg by Germany Jan 1, 1940 British and French defeat at Dunkirk Jan 1, 1940 France surrenders to Germany Apr 9, 1940 German invasion of Denmark and Norway Jun 1, 1940 Italy enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France Jan 1, 1942 Plans for an invasion of Great Britain; beginning of the Battle of Britain
