War in Europe By lkading Nov 11, 1918 World War I Ends Period: Nov 18, 1918 to Aug 31, 1939 Pre World War II Oct 29, 1929 Stock Market Crash Nov 8, 1932 FDR elected President of the United States Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany Mar 12, 1933 First Concentration Camp Opens in Germany Aug 19, 1934 Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany May 9, 1936 Moussolini invades Ethiopia Mar 12, 1938 The Anschluss Oct 15, 1938 Germany occupies the Sudetenland Mar 15, 1939 Nazis take Czechoslovakia Aug 23, 1939 Nazis and Soviets sign non-aggression pact Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Jun 7, 1945 World War II Sep 3, 1939 Britain, France, Australia and New Zeeland declare war on Germany Sep 29, 1939 Nazis and Soviets divide up Poland Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain Begins
