WW2 timeline By william hively Period: Oct 18, 1922 to Jul 18, 1943 Mussolini comes to power in Italy Jan 21, 1924 Stalin comes to power in USSR Sep 19, 1931 Japan Invades China Jan 30, 1933 Hitler elected Chancellor of Germany Period: Jul 17, 1936 to Apr 1, 1939 Spanish Civil War Aug 23, 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Sep 1, 1939 Hitler Invades Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Oct 6, 1939 Hitler Invades Poland Sep 27, 1940 Tripartite Pact Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Attacked
