Rise of Dictators and WWII Events

The Russian Revolution

Mar 8, 1917

Led to the eventual rise of the Soviet Union.

Joseph Stalin

Apr 2, 1922

Led the Soviet Union. Had a non-agression pact with Nazi Germany.

Benito Mussolini

Oct 1, 1922

Leaderof Italy. Preached extreme nationalism. Anti-cmmunism

Vladimir Lenin

Sep 18, 1931

Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Mar 4, 1933

Leaded the United States during a time of world economic depression and total war.

Adolf Hitler

Aug 2, 1934

Formed his own brand of facism known Nazism. Anti-communist. Turned Germany into totalitarian state.

Germany moving troops into the Rhineland

Mar 7, 1936

Violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties.

Neville Chamberlain

May 28, 1937

Known for his appeasement foreign policy. Signed Munich agreement in 1938

Germany claims the Sudentenland

Jun 30, 1938

was provoked by the demands of Nazi Germany.

The Munich Conference

Sep 30, 1938

Sealed the fate of Czechoslovakia by giving Germany the power. In return Britain and Chamberlain would agree that the meeting was a "peace of our time"

German Invasion of Poland to start WWII

Sep 1, 1939

Began one week ater the signing of the Molotov-RIbbentrop Pact.

Winston Churchill

May 10, 1940

He was an officer in the British army. He won a Nobel prize in literature.

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japanese attack Air Force base, Army, and American Naval ships

The Bombing Of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japanese attacked the united states Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii territory.

Japanese Invasion of Manchurria

Dec 18, 2015