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Stalin comes to power in Russia.
After the death of Lenin, Stalin manages to work his way into control of the USSR. -
Mussolini takes power in Italy
After a telegram message was received from King Vittorio Emmanuele III, Mussolini headed to Rome where he was given control over Italy. -
Stock Market Crash
On this day, stocks in America began to drop at a rapid rate sending the country into its first great depression. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japanese forces attakced the Chinese army. This led to the deaths of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians. -
Hitler is named chancellor of Germany
Hitler is appointed the Chancellor of Germany by President Hindenburg. He would soon rise up to lead the Nazi party against the world. -
FDR is elected president
FDR was elected the 32nd President of the United States in 1933, and quickly became a popular figure thanks to his quick reforms. He would remain president until his death in 1945. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the Ethiopian Empire. The war resulted in the military occupation of Ethiopia and its annexation into the newly created colony of Italian East Africa -
Germany remilitarizes the Rhineland
A number of German military armaments entered the Rhineland with the intention of remilitarizing it. -
Civil war erupts in Spain
After a rebellion by a group that was led by Franceesco Franco in protest of the Government of Spain, the country erupted into civil war that lasted nearly 3 years, ending in victory for the conservative generals over the former conservative Republican government. -
The U.S. passes the Neutrality Act
This act passed in 1937 that supported the beliefs of isolationists that the protection of neutral rights wasn't an excuse to get involved in the war. The act stated that warring nations could only trade nonmilitary goods with the US. -
Anschluss
Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg lost power of Austria and power was transferred to Germany. -
The Munich Conference
A conference where discussion was about the future of Sudentenland. It was held between Italy, Nazi Germany, Britain, and France. The agreement allowed the German annexation of the Sudentenland. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, was a series of coordinated attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria carried out by the paramilitary and civilians. -
Germany occupies the Sudetenland
German occupation of Czechoslovakia began with the annexation of the Sudetenland. Hitler's pretext for this effort was the alleged privations suffered by the ethnic German population living in those regions. -
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed an agreement of neutrality saying both nations would remain neutral if either country was attacked by a third party. Nazi Germany upended the agreement when they invaded the USSR. -
Germany invades Poland
Nazi Germany invaded Poland where Polish forces quickly withdrew and allowed Germany to easily take over Poland, ending in the annexation of Poland by both Germany and the USSR. -
The Phony War
The Phoney War was a period early in World War II that was marked by a lack of major military operations by the United Kingdom and France against the German Reich. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
The Miracle at Dunkirk was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, -
France Surrenders
After a heavy push from German armed forces, French government officals fled to Paris, where an armistice announcing France's surrender was signed. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. The objective of the campaign was to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force. -
Japan seizes French Indo-China
The Japanese Invasion of French Indochina was a move by the Empire of Japan to prevent China from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina. -
The Lend-Lease Act
President Roosevelt proposed a new system which would allow the lend or lease of amaments to any nation deemed necessary to the protection and defense of the US. -
The Atlantic Charter
After a meeting between Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, they agreed upon common principles on which to base a better future for the world. It called for the destruction of the Nazi party. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
A wave of Japanese bombers attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. More than 2,400 sailors died. This event caused the US to join WWII. -
Churchill elected prime minister of England
Churchill was well known for his service in the army as well as being a great politician. He was elected prime minister of England and soon proved to be one of England's greatest leaders yet.
