Hitler and Stalin's Rise and Fall From Power By |Myles| Nov 7, 1917 October Revolution Apr 3, 1922 Joseph Stalin Appointed as General Secretary Nov 8, 1923 Munich Beer Hall Putsch Jan 21, 1924 Vladimir Lenin Dies and Stalin Becomes Soviet Leader Jul 18, 1925 "Mein Kampf" Published Jan 1, 1928 Approximately the Beginning of the Five Year Plans Oct 29, 1929 Great Depression Weakens Western Powers Jan 30, 1933 Hitler Sworn in as Chancellor Feb 27, 1933 Reichstag Fire Mar 24, 1933 Enabling Act Passed by Hindenburg Jun 30, 1934 Night of the Long Knives Dec 15, 1935 Approximately When The Moscow Trials Begin Mar 12, 1938 Hitler Annexes Austria Oct 1, 1938 Hitler Annexes Czechoslovakia Aug 23, 1939 German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact Signed Sep 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland Sep 2, 1939 World War 2 Begins Oct 30, 1940 Britain Wins the Battle of Britain Jun 22, 1941 Germany Invades USSR Jun 6, 1944 Invasion of Normandie Apr 30, 1945 Hitler Commits Suicide - WW2 Ends Apr 3, 1948 Economic Cooperation Act Signed Allowing Implementation of the Marshall Plan Jun 24, 1948 Beginning of the Berlin Blockade Mar 5, 1953 Joseph Stalin Dies
