World War II Timeline By sarahcorser Nov 11, 1918 End of WW I Jan 20, 1919 Hitler joins the Nazi party Jan 20, 1921 Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy Jan 20, 1922 Establishment of the USSR Oct 20, 1922 Mussolini takes over Italy Jan 20, 1924 Death of Vladimir Lenin; Control of the USSR to Joseph Stalin; Deaths of 18-13 million Russians Jan 20, 1928 US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact Jan 20, 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria Jan 20, 1933 Roosevelt takes office Jan 20, 1935 US begins passing Neutrality Acts Jan 21, 1935 Hitler begins military buildup Jan 20, 1936 Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco Jan 24, 1936 German troops invade Rhineland Jun 20, 1936 Italian troops conquer Ethiopia Jul 23, 1937 Japan invades China Nov 5, 1937 Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum Mar 12, 1938 Hitler takes Austria Sep 30, 1938 Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany
