World Between The Wars By TimelineFTW Period: Jan 1, 1921 to Jan 1, 1924 Hyperinflation in Germany Jan 1, 1929 Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union Sep 18, 1931 Japan Invades Eastern China Jan 30, 1933 Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany Aug 31, 1935 U.S. passes Neutrality Acts Oct 19, 1935 Italy Invades Ethiopia Mar 7, 1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland Mar 12, 1938 Anschluss Sep 30, 1938 Munich Conference Sep 30, 1938 Germany annexes Sudetenland Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht Mar 15, 1939 Germany takes the rest of Czechoslovakia Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland May 19, 2017 Hitler becomes Prime Minister of Germany May 19, 2017 Hitler writes Mein Kampf