Ch.16 Humberto Balcazar By betoo Jun 28, 1931 The Empire State building opens in New york city Period: Jun 28, 1931 to Jun 28, 1941 tiiiiime Nov 19, 1931 Japan conquers Manchuria in northern China Feb 18, 1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected Jan 29, 1933 Adolf Hitler is appointed German chancellor and set up Dachau concentration camp Jun 28, 1934 Chinese Comunists flee in the Long march. Aug 17, 1934 Stalin begins great purge in USSR Mar 13, 1936 Ethiopia's Haile Selassie asks league of nations for help against Italian Invasion May 30, 1936 Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at Olympics Aug 16, 1937 Amelia Earhart mysteriously disappears attempting solo round-the-world fight Jul 16, 1938 Germany invades Poland. Britain and France declare war. Sep 7, 1938 Orson Welles broadcasts The War of The worlds, a fictional alien invasion Nov 14, 1939 Kristallnacht-Nazis riot, destroying Jewish neighborhoods Feb 3, 1940 Roosevelt is elected to a third term. Sep 24, 1941 United States enters World War 2 Nov 10, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor