The Second World War By Telma Jul 1, 1921 The Communist Party of China is founded. Jul 29, 1921 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party Oct 31, 1922 Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy Nov 12, 1923 In Germany, Adolf Hitler is arrested for attempt to seize power Jul 18, 1924 KPD points out Rote Front Kampfer Bund against Nazi Feb 27, 1925 Hitler's resurrects NSDAP political party in Munich Sep 11, 1926 Spain leaves League of Nation due to Germany joining Nov 5, 1932 Benito Mussolini frees 16,000 criminals Nov 8, 1932 Franklin Roosevelt elected 32nd president for 1st time Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler named German Chancellor, forms government with Von Papen Jan 31, 1933 Hitler promises parliamentary democracy Feb 26, 1936 Hitler introduces Ferdinand Porsche's "Volkswagen" Sep 1, 1939 Nazis invade Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany. Dec 14, 1939 Soviet Union expelled from the League of Nations May 10, 1940 Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands Jun 3, 1940 Germans bomb Paris Jun 22, 1940 France signs an armistice with Nazi Germany Nov 5, 1940 Roosevelt re-elected as U.S. president. Jun 22, 1941 Germany attacks Soviet Union as Operation Barbarossa begins. Sep 29, 1941 Nazis murder 33,771 Jews at Kiev. Dec 8, 1941 United States and Britain declare war on Japan. Oct 18, 1942 Hitler orders the execution of all captured British commandos Nov 28, 1943 Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin meet at Tehran. Jun 27, 1944 U.S. troops liberate Cherbourg, France. Aug 25, 1944 Liberation of Paris. Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide. Aug 9, 1945 Second atomic bomb dropped, on Nagasaki, Japan. Sep 2, 1945 Japanese sign the surrender agreement, Japan won, ending war.
