World War 2 (Richards) By richardssam50 Jan 30, 1921 Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party Jan 1, 1922 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy More Info Jan 1, 1929 Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR) Mar 27, 1931 Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China Mar 21, 1933 Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany Jan 1, 1935 Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa Mar 27, 1935 Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress Mar 27, 1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government Mar 27, 1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty Mar 27, 1937 Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people. Mar 27, 1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany Mar 27, 1938 Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps Mar 27, 1946 War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
