World War II Timeline

  • End of WWI

    End of WWI
  • Hitler Joins Nazi Party

    Hitler Joins Nazi Party
  • Facist Party established under Mussolini in Italy

    Facist Party established under Mussolini in Italy
  • Establishment of the USSR

    Establishment of the USSR
  • Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin;

    Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin;
    Deaths of 8-13 million Russians
  • Mussolini Takes Over Italy

    Mussolini Takes Over Italy
  • US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact

    US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact
  • Japanese invasion of Manchuria

    Japanese invasion of Manchuria
  • Roosevelt takes office

    Roosevelt takes office
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich

    Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich
  • US begins passing Neutrality Acts

    US begins passing Neutrality Acts
  • Italian troops conquer Ethiopia

    Italian troops conquer Ethiopia
  • Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco

    Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco
  • German troops invade Rhineland

    German troops invade Rhineland
  • Hitler beings Military buildup

    Hitler beings Military buildup
  • Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum

    Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum
  • Japan Invades China

    Japan Invades China
  • Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler

    Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler
  • Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany

    Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany
  • Hitler takes Austria

    Hitler takes Austria