World War II By Grinch03 Nov 1, 1922 Mussolini's fascists march to the city of Rome Nov 9, 1923 Hitler is arrested for treason in the Beer Hall Putsch Sep 19, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor Jun 12, 1933 Mussolini invades Ethiopia Aug 31, 1935 America signs the first Neutrality Act Mar 7, 1936 Hitler remilitarizes the Rhineland Jun 12, 1936 Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia appeals to the League of Nations Jul 17, 1936 Spanish Civil War begins Aug 19, 1936 Germany and Italy send troops to fight in the Spanish Civil War Mar 12, 1938 Hitler annexes Austria (Anschless) Sep 29, 1938 Hitler occupies the Sudetenland Sep 30, 1938 The Munich conference gives control of Czechoslovakia to Germany Apr 1, 1939 Spanish Civil War ends Aug 23, 1939 Hitler and Stalin sign a nonaggression pact Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invades Poland May 10, 1940 Germany begins its invasion of France Jun 22, 1940 France surrenders to Germany Jul 10, 1940 The Battle of Britain (air raids on London) begins Oct 31, 1940 The Battle of Britain ends