world war 2 By morganbreen11 Nov 11, 1918 end of world war 1 Jan 20, 1919 hitler joins nazi party Jan 20, 1922 mussolini takes over in Italy Jan 20, 1922 establishment of the USSR Jan 20, 1928 Us and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact Jan 20, 1931 japanese invation of manchuria Jan 20, 1931 Japan invades China Jan 20, 1933 Roosevelt takes office Jan 20, 1933 hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum Jan 24, 1933 hitler becomes chancellor of germany, establishing the third reich Jan 20, 1935 Us begians passing neutrality acts Jan 20, 1935 Italian troops conquer Ethiopia Jan 20, 1936 civi war begins in spain under Francisco Franco Mar 12, 1938 hitlar takes austria Sep 30, 1938 munich agreement; sudetenland to germany Jan 24, 1939 czechoslovakia falls to hitler Jan 24, 1939 franco os successful in spain Jan 24, 1939 totalitarian government established in USSR Jan 24, 1939 russian army into finland Aug 23, 1939 non-agression pact; germany and russia; divide poland Sep 1, 1939 german invation of poland; blitzkrieg Jan 24, 1940 british and french defeat dunkirk Apr 1, 1940 defeat of the netherlands, belgium and luxembourg by germany Apr 9, 1949 german invasion of denmark and norway