World War II timeline

  • treaty of versailles

    treaty of versailles
    The German government was given three weeks to accept the terms of the treaty,Its initial response was a lengthy list of complaints, most of which were simply ignored, The German army was limited to a maximum of 100,000 men, and a ban placed upon the use of heavy artillery, gas, tanks and aircraft.
  • Death of Vladimir Lenin

    Death of Vladimir Lenin
    Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian communist revolutionary, his theoretical contributions to Marxist thought are known as Leninism, which coupled with Marxian economic theory have collectively come to be known as Marxism–Leninism.
  • US and 61 countries sign Kellogg-Briand pact

    US and 61 countries sign Kellogg-Briand pact
    Agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts, The Kellogg-Briand Pact, also known as the Pact of Paris.
  • Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan invades Manchuria
    Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria in an event commonly known as the Manchurian Incident it was an a attempt by the Japanese Empire to gain control over the whole province, in order to eventually encompass all of East Asia.
  • Hitler begins military building

    Hitler begins military building
    Hitler broke the treaty of versailles,
  • Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia

    Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia
    It was a brief colonial war that is also remembered in history as the second Italo-Abyssinian war
  • Civil War begins in Spain

    Civil War begins in Spain
    the Spanish Civil War begins as a revolt by right-wing Spanish military officers in Spanish Morocco and spreads to mainland Spain, Francisco Franco broadcasts a message calling for all army officers to join the uprising and overthrow Spain's leftist Republican government.
  • Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation

    Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation
    Japan, Germany, and Italy agree to cooperate in their efforts on aforesaid lines, Japan recognizes and respects the leadership of Germany and Italy in the establishment of a new order in Europe
  • Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific

    Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific
    China wasnt prepared for the invasion so they were unable to resist the Japanese but the japan was well prepared, better armed and very brutal.
  • Hitler takes Austria

    Hitler takes Austria
    With Mussolini now his ally, Hitler put into play his plan to annex Austria, Hitler had forced Austrian chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg to declare his nation a German state and promise to share power with the national opposition.
  • Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

    Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
    Britain and France are at war with Germany following the invasion of Poland as it was a respond to hitler.
  • Italy enters the war

    Italy enters the war
    Italy officially declared war against UK and France, when Italy enter the war they were ally with Germany. Their main aims were to expand their Mediterranean empire by fighting the British
  • The air war known as the Battle of Britain ends in defeat for Nazi Germany.

    The air war known as the Battle of Britain ends in defeat for Nazi Germany.
    The Battle of Britain was one of the major battle of war wold 2
  • Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.

    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.
  • Italy invades Greece from Albania

    Italy invades Greece from Albania
    Mussolini surprised everyone with this move against Greece even Adolf Hitler, was caught off-guard.
  • Pearl Harbor was attack

    Pearl Harbor was attack
    A surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning
  • The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin

    The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin
    Soviet advance patrols met American troops at Torgau on the Elbe River in central Germany, effectively cutting the country in half. and then after more than a week of heavy fighting in the streets of Berlin, Soviet units neared Hitler's central command bunker.