1930-1945 A.D By Frankfort.allison41 Sep 14, 1930 Nazi's become largest party in Germany. Sep 18, 1931 Japanese troops began invading and occupation of Manchuria. Nov 8, 1932 Franklin Roosevelt is elected president. Mar 27, 1933 Japan widthdrawls from the league of nations. Oct 14, 1933 Germany widthdrawls from the league of nations. Jun 30, 1934 'Night of the Long Knives' threatens Hitler's power. Oct 15, 1934 'Long March' of Chinese communists led by Mao Zedong begins. May 9, 1935 Italy annexes Etheopia. Jul 17, 1935 Civil war begins in spain with fascist general fransisco franco leading the 'nationalists' against the 'loyalists'. Nov 25, 1936 Anti-Conmiterm pact is signed by germany and Japan. Apr 27, 1937 Spanish city of Guernica destroyed by german planes, as a symbol of anti-fascism. Jun 11, 1937 Soviet plurge of red army officers begins. Jul 7, 1937 War between Japan and China beigns following the 'marco polo bridge accident'. Mar 12, 1938 Germany announces union with Austria. Aug 3, 1938 Italy enacts Anti-Sentism laws. Oct 1, 1938 German troops occupy Sudentenland. Jan 26, 1939 Nationalist troops deize Barcelona. Mar 15, 1939 Nazi's occupy all of Czechoslovakia. Sep 1, 1939 German forces invade Poland. WWll begins in Europe. Sep 5, 1939 United States procalims its neutrality. Oct 6, 1939 Hitler declares victory over Poland, calls for peace between Britian and France. Nov 8, 1939 Assassination attempt on hitler. Nov 30, 1939 Soviet union invades Finalnd. Winter war begins. Mar 12, 1940 Finland signs a peace treaty with the Soviet union. May 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Jun 10, 1940 Italy declares war with France. Jul 10, 1940 Battle of britain begins. Sep 13, 1940 Italian forces invade Egypt. Oct 7, 1940 German troops invade Romania. Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece. Nov 14, 1940 German air-raid on Coventry, England. Jan 1, 1941 All joined nations sign the alliance of nations. Jun 1, 1941 British forces invade Crete. Oct 3, 1941 The first gassing of prisioners in Auschwitz. Oct 30, 1942 italy declares war on germany Jan 27, 1944 leningrad relieved after 900 days of german seize. more than a million citizens starved to death Oct 3, 1945 Italian forces invade Etheopia Oct 24, 1945 united nations comes formally into action Oct 25, 1945 the nazi party becomes illegal in germany Nov 14, 1945 the trial of the nazi's crimes begin