The rise of Adolf Hitler By PooMan18 Jan 1, 1914 Outbreak of World War 1 Jan 1, 1917 Russian Revolution Jan 1, 1918 World War 1 ends Jan 1, 1919 Peace Treaty – Conference of Paris – five treaties signed including the Treaty of Versailles Jan 1, 1920 League of Nations established Jan 1, 1922 Mussolini comes to power as the leader of the Fascist party Jan 1, 1923 The Corfu Incident Jan 1, 1926 Germany allowed to join the League of Nations Jan 1, 1929 The Great Depression begins Jan 1, 1931 Japanese aggression in Manchuria Jan 1, 1933 Japan withdraws from the League of Nations Jan 1, 1933 Hitler is voted Chancellor and immediately becomes Dictator (through the Enabling Act) Jan 1, 1933 The Burning of the Books in Germany Jan 1, 1934 Hindenburg dies; Hitler names himself ‘der Fuhrer’ Jan 1, 1934 Night of the Long Knives in Germany Jan 1, 1935 Hitler withdrew Germany from the League of Nations Jan 1, 1935 The Ethiopian Incident Jan 1, 1935 There is very little unemployment in Germany thanks to Hitler Jan 1, 1935 Nuremburg Laws passed: Jews lose citizenship Apr 17, 1936 The Rhineland is taken back by Hitler for Germany Jan 1, 1937 Mussolini withdrew Italy from the League of Nations Jan 1, 1938 Kellog-Briand Pact asked all nations to ‘outlaw war’ Jan 1, 1938 Austria becomes part of Germany in the Anschluss Jan 1, 1939 August - German-Soviet Pact signed Jan 1, 1939 May: Pact of Steel signed by Mussolini and Hitler Jan 1, 1939 September: Germany marches into Poland; War declared Jan 1, 1941 Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor bringing the Americans into the war Jan 1, 1945 Hitler commits suicide Jan 1, 1974 Unification of Germany and Italy