U.S. History - World War II 1922 -Mussolini becomes dictator of Italy- Mussolini founded fascism and ruled Italy for almost 21 years, most of the time as a dictator. He dreamed of building Italy into a great empire, but he led his nation to defeat in WWII and was executed by his own people. World Book M.13 2003 edition 1931 -Japan invades Manchuria- In the Japanese War, Japan defeated Russia and took control of the Liaodong Peninsula. In 1931, …showed first 75 words of 1419 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1419 total…Germans could create, the slower Poland could get its forces going. http://history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa090399.htm 1939 -Great Britain and France declare war on Germany- On September 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany. In response to Hitler's continued aggression in Eastern Europe, Britain and France go to war with Germany in an attempt to stop Hitler's bid for global domination. http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/interwaryears/timeline.html C.S.