World War 2

Japan's Take Over

Sep 18, 1931

Japan begin takeover of Manchuria, which is later renamed Manchukuo

Fighting Ends

Feb 27, 1932

Fighting between China and Japan in Manchuria ends with Japan in control of Manchuria.

Germany's New Leader

Nov 8, 1932

Hindenburg is elected President in Germany defeating Nazi Party candidate Adolph Hitler and another candidate.

America's New President

Nov 8, 1932

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) is elected president of the United States.

Hitler Gets Political Power

Jan 30, 1933

Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor of Germany.

Japan Follows After Germany

Mar 9, 1933

Japan leaves the League of Nations.Nazi Germany had withdraw earlier in the year.

F.D,R,

Mar 12, 1933

FDR makes his first "fireside chat" speaking to the United States population over the radio.

The First of Many

Mar 22, 1933

Dachau, the first concentration camp, is established in Germany. By the 1945 over 1000 concentration camps will be established.

Hitler Rises to Power

Mar 25, 1933

Adolph Hitler seizes power in Germany. Hindenburg is reduced to a figure head.

It's Made Official

Jul 14, 1933

The National Socialist German Workers' Party or "Nazi" becomes the official party of Germany

Italy Attacks

Oct 4, 1935

Italy invades Ethiopia.

Hitler Rebels

Mar 7, 1936

In violation of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany remilitarizes the Rhineland.

The Start of a Revolution

Jul 17, 1936

The failed Spanish coup of July 1936 by Nationalist forces marks the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.

A common Enemy

Dec 12, 1936

The two sides in the Chinese Civil War temporarily suspend hostilities to fight the Japanese.

A Revolution Ends

Apr 1, 1937

The Spanish Civil War ends in Nationalist victory. Spain becomes a dictatorship with Francisco Franco as the head of the new government.

Italy follows

Dec 11, 1937

Italy leaves the League of Nations.

Germany Strikes Again

Mar 13, 1938

Austria is annexed by Nazi Germany.

Trying out Peace

Sep 30, 1938

The Munich Agreement is signed by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. The agreement allows Germany to annex the Czechoslovak Sudetenland area in exchange for peace in an attempt to appease Hitler.

Germany Breaks the Rules

Mar 15, 1939

Germany occupies Czechoslovakia in violation of the Munich Agreement. The Czechs do not attempt to put up any organized resistance having lost their main defensive line with the annexation of the Sudetenland.