Tyler Rodgers' Timeline Chapter 24 By rodgerstyler Sep 19, 1931 The Japanese army invades Manchuria Period: Jan 1, 1935 to Jan 1, 1946 Tyler Rodger's Chapter 24 Timeline Oct 3, 1935 Mussolini conquers Etheopia Oct 11, 1936 • General Francisco Franco’s Nationalist forces take control of Madrid (Spain), where he rules until his death in 1975. Sep 30, 1938 • Britain’s Neville Chamberlain and Hitler meet at the Munich Conference Sep 1, 1939 Hitler Invades Poland It took hitler and his nazis less than a month to overrun Poland. He used his new technique "blitzkrieg" to accomplish the task.