Timeline: World War 2

Oct 29, 1918

Treaty of Versailles

Germany had to give up most of their territories as well as military strength because of the Treaty.

Nov 8, 1923

Beer Hall Putsch

Apr 1, 1924

Hitler sent to Jail

For partisipation in the Beer hall putsh, sentences 5 years, only in for 8 months

Jul 18, 1925

Hitler published the Mein Kumpf

Apr 24, 1926

Treaty of Berlin

Alliance between the Soviet-Union and Germany

Sep 8, 1926

Germany Joins League of Nations

Self-explanitory

Oct 29, 1929

Great Depression

Apr 10, 1932

Paul Von Hindenburg Became President

Kicked Hitler to the side, as the ruler of Germany

Oct 3, 1935

Mussolini invaded Ethiopia

Oct 18, 1936

Hermann Göring became the head of the German's Four year plan

Oct 20, 1936

The Great Purge of the Soviet Union

imprisonment and death of many military officers, weakining the Soviet Unions right before the war

Oct 26, 1936

Formation of Rome-Berlin Axis

Italy and Germany formed a alliance, the Axis alliance, which later on included Japen as well

Nov 14, 1936

The Suiyuan Campaign

Mongolians with the help of the Japanese attacked the Chinese

Dec 11, 1936

Italy leaves the League of Nations

Jul 7, 1937

Second Sino-Japanese War starts

Conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan

Nov 8, 1937

Italy joins the Anti-Comintern Pact

Jun 29, 1938

The Battle of Lake Khasan

Between Japan and The Soviet Union

Aug 1, 1938

Japan won the Battle of Lake Khasan

Sep 27, 1938

President Roosevelt sends letter to Adolf Hitler seeking peace

Sep 30, 1938

The Munich Agreement is signed

Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. The agreement allows Germany to annex the Czechoslovak Sudetenland area in exchange for peace in an attempt to appease Hitler.

Mar 16, 1939

Hitler attacked Sudetenland

Apr 1, 1939

The Spanish Civil War ends in Nationalist victory

Spain becomes a dictatorship with Francisco Franco as the head of the new government.

Apr 14, 1939

President Roosevelt sends letter to Hitler seeking peace

again

May 11, 1939

The Battle of Khalkhin Gol begins

Japan and Manchukuo against the Soviet Union and Mongolia. The battle ends in Soviet victory on September 16, influencing the Japanese to not seek further conflict with the Soviets, but to turn towards the Pacific holdings of the Euro-American powers instead.

May 17, 1939

Sweden, Norway, and Finland reject Germany's offer of non-aggression pacts.

May 22, 1939

Pact of Steel

Signed by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The Pact declares further cooperation between the two powers, but in a secret supplement the Pact is detailed as a military alliance.

Aug 2, 1939

The Einstein-Szilárd letter is sent to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Written by Leó Szilárd and signed by Albert Einstein, it warned of the danger that Germany might develop atomic bombs. This letter prompted action by Roosevelt and eventually resulted in the Manhattan Project

Aug 23, 1939

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact is signed

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, with secret provisions for the division of Eastern Europe - joint occupation of Poland and Soviet occupation of the Baltic States, Finland and Bessarabia. This protocol removes the threat of Soviet intervention during the German invasion of Poland.

Aug 25, 1939

Hitler delays the launch of the invasion by five days

In response to a message from Mussolini that Italy will not honor the Pact of Steel if Germany attacks Poland, to provide more time to secure British and French neutrality.