1. WWII Timeline 1921 - 1946

2. 1921-1932 July 29, 1921 Adolf Hitler assumes control of Nazi Party in Germany. October 27, 1921 Benito Mussolini appointed Italian Premier. November 8, 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President of the United States. July 18, 1925 Mein Kampf, Hitler's autobiography is published.

5. 1933-1937 July 14, 1933 The Nazi Party becomes the official party of Germany. August 19, 1934 Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany. June 11, 1937 Josef Stalin begins rebuilding the Russian "Red Army." October 1, 1936 General Francisco Franco becomes Dictator of Spain.

8. 1938-1939 March 12, 1938 Germany invades and annexes Austria. Announces the Anschluss. November 9-10, 1938 Kristallnacht "Night of the Broken Glass" May 22, 1939 Axis Power alliance is formed. Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria March 15-16, 1939 Germany invades Czechoslovakia.

10. 1939-1940 September 1, 1939 Germany invades Europe. September 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany to begin World War II. May 10, 1940 Winston Churchill is Prime Minister of Britain. May 10, 1940 Germany invades Belgium.