ww2 By patrickharris Period: Jan 24, 1918 to Jan 28, 1945 WW 2 and leading events Nov 11, 1918 End of WW1 End of the first world war Mar 23, 1922 Mussolini and the start of fascist italy The coup of the former italian goverment led to the false figure head goverment controlled by mussolini as "el duce" Dec 30, 1922 The ussr rises Jan 28, 1928 Kellog-Briand pact Jan 13, 1933 The third reich is established Mar 4, 1933 Roosevelt gains office Jan 1, 1936 Germany invades the rhineland Sep 18, 1937 Japanese invasion of manchuria Nov 5, 1937 Lebensraum begins. Jan 1, 1939 Franco establishes a dictatorship in spain. Jan 1, 1939 Soviet Russia invades Finland Jan 1, 1939 Totalitarian goverment forms in the Soviet Union Mar 16, 1939 Germany invades and takes over czechloslovakia Aug 23, 1939 non-Aggression pact: Germany and Russian mutual agreement to keept the eastern front clear Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades poland Apr 9, 1940 German victory at denmark and norway May 1, 1940 Netherlands conquered by germany Jun 22, 1940 France surrenders to germany