World War II Timeline By britneyaston Jan 19, 1828 Us and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact Jul 12, 1919 Hitler Joins the Nazi Party Nov 11, 1919 End of WWI Jan 19, 1922 Fascist Party Established under Mussolini in Italy Jan 19, 1922 Establishment of the USSR Jan 19, 1922 Mussolini takes over in Italy Jan 19, 1924 Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million Russians. Sep 19, 1931 Japenese invasion of Manchuria Jan 20, 1933 Hitler begins Military buildup Jan 20, 1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich Mar 4, 1933 Roosevelt takes office Jan 20, 1935 German troops invade Rhineland Jan 20, 1936 Italian Troops conquer Ethiopia Nov 5, 1937 Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum Jan 20, 1938 Munuch agreement; Sudetenland to Germany Mar 17, 1938 Hitler takes Austria Jan 19, 1939 Us begins passing Neutrality Acts Jan 20, 1939 Japan invades China Jan 20, 1939 Czechoslavakia falls to Hitler Aug 23, 1939 Non-aggression pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland Jan 20, 1945 Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco
