World War 2 Timeline

  • End of ww1

    End of ww1
  • Hitler joins the Nazi party

    Hitler joins the Nazi party
  • Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy

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

    Mussolini takes over Italy
  • Establishment of the USSR

    Establishment of the USSR
  • Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million russians

    Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million russians
  • US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact

    US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact
  • Japan invades China

    Japan invades China
  • Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum

    Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum
  • Japanese invasion of Manchuria

    Japanese invasion of Manchuria
  • Roosevelt takes office

    Roosevelt takes office
  • Non-aggression pact; divide Poland

    Non-aggression pact; divide Poland
  • US begins passing Neutrality Acts

    US begins passing Neutrality Acts
  • Hitler begins military buildup

    Hitler begins military buildup
  • Italian troops conquer Ethiopia

    Italian troops conquer Ethiopia
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich

    Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich
  • Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco

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

    German troops invade Rhineland
  • Hitler takes Austria

    Hitler takes Austria
  • Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany

    Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany
  • Franco is successful in spain

    Franco is successful in spain
  • Totalitarian government established in USSR

    Totalitarian government established in USSR
  • 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)
  • British and French defeat at Dunkirk

    British and French defeat at Dunkirk
  • Plans for invasion of Great Britain; beginning of the Battle of Britain

    Plans for invasion of Great Britain; beginning of the Battle of Britain
  • Defeat of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg by Germany

    Defeat of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg by Germany
  • Italy enters the war on the side of germany and invades france

    Italy enters the war on the side of germany and invades france
  • German invasion of Denmark and Norway

    German invasion of Denmark and Norway
  • France surrenders to Germany

    France surrenders to Germany
  • Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler

    Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler