Timeline Europa (What If?)

= 1930s =

1930

 * The League of Nations elect Irish diplomat Sean Lester as League President.

1933

 * American Prime Minister-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt is assassinated. His deputy, John Nance Garner, is sworn in as prime minister. Cordell Hull becomes his deputy.
 * The German Nazi Party wins majority in the German Parliament, with German Social Democrats remaining with little seats. Kaiser Frederick I hires Adolf Hitler to replace Paul Von Hindenburg as German Chancellor.
 * In April, Chancellor Hitler, within months of office, asks for a plebiscite to have him replace Kaiser Frederick I as the head of state of Germany, becoming Fuhrer of the Great German Reich. The motion passes in parliament, and with the citizens of Germany. Kaiser Frederick I refuses to sign the plebiscite into a law. Adolf Hitler, and a private army, attack the German Imperial Palace, forcing Frederick I to sign it.

1934

 * Adolf Hitler is inaugurated as 1st Fuhrer of the Great German Reich, replacing Kaiser Frederick I.

1935

 * Adolf Hitler makes sure the German Military is as good as any other. He releases the Four-Year Plan, to reduce unemployment.

1936

 * The Spanish Revolution begins.
 * Fuhrer Hitler and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini meet in Rome, Italy, forming the Central Axis Entente. The headquarters would be located in Berlin, Germany, and Italy invited "any nationalist or fascist to join."

1937

 * Japan joins the Central Axis Entente.
 * Germany begins segregating Jews into ghettos. The German Seats pass a resolution saying that this is legal, as long as it is fair treatment.
 * Prime Minister Garner is reelected in America.

1938

 * Fuhrer Hitler meets with Austro-Hungarian Emperor Otto I. With threats, he convinces the emperor to unite with Germany. Emperor Otto holds a plebiscite, which passes with barely over 50% popular vote, and exactly 2/3 legislative vote.
 * Japan conquers Manchuria, setting up the Great Empire of Manchukuo, a puppet state.
 * Italy invades, and conquers, Ethiopia. Before surrendering, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I spoke to the League of Nations, making the famous quote "It is us today, it will be you tomorrow."
 * The Ottoman Empire joins the Central Axis Entente.

1939
Fuhrer Hitler and Prime Minister Chamberlain meet in Munich, Germany. Fuhrer Hitler agrees not to attack any British territory if United Kingdom does not attack Germany. The 1939 Munich Pact is signed. Two-days later, Germany conquers Netherlands. The French Government realizes their nation is next, and French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier tries to sign a pact similar to the one in Munich. It fails. * Germany sends an air raid to France. France surrenders to Germany.
 * Italy invades Albania, conquering it.
 * Joseph Avenol, a French fascist, was elected to replace Sean Lester as League President, after the election goes to the International Conference. President Lester says "This is a dark time for the League, and for the world. I just hope it will not end with war or doomsday."
 * A Jew by the name of Moshe escapes a ghetto and flees to Switzerland. He tells the League about the cruelty of Germans toward Jews. Before he could testify in a court system, he is murdered.
 * Germany invades and conquers Poland and Belgium. Prime Minister Chamberlain agrees to speak with Fuhrer Hitler.
 * The Spanish Revolution ends. Francisco Franco becomes the 1st Leader of the Spanish State.

= 1940 =

1940

 * Joseph Avenol is inaugurated as League President. He become the first of the "Fascist Trio" (the other two are Kurt Waldheim and Boutros Boutros-Ghali).
 * As of 1940, Germany controls Austria-Hungary, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Poland

1941

 * Germany invades, and conquers Denmark. Norway, Sweden, and Iceland unite to form the Scandinavian Union. Its capitol is Reykjavik.
 * After the annexation of Denmark, Germany sets its sight on Soviet Union.
 * Realizing what he done, Prime Minister Chamberlain resigns from office. He later commits suicide. He is replaced by Winston Churchill, who says they will not surrender.
 * Thomas Dewey replaces John Nance Garner as American Prime Minister.

1942

 * Prime Minister Churchill breaks the 1939 Munich Pact, and begins sending bombs to Germany. Germany responds with an air raid to London. Churchill is killed during the bombing. King George IV surrenders to Germany.

1943

 * Operation Sea Lion is issued. Germany sends troops to Kiev, Soviet Union, taking the Soviet state of Ukraine. They then invade Leningrad, taking all Soviet territories between the German border and the city. They then take Moscow, burning it to the ground. President Trotsky flees to Sochi, Soviet Union. He surrenders all European territories.
 * Confederate States join the Central Axis Entente. They meet in the Axis Headquarters to discuss the "division of the world."
 * It is decided that Germany will get Europe, southeastern Europe and Africa (excluding the Maghreb), Ottoman Empire will get the Middle East and Maghreb, Japan will get Asia and the Pacific, and Confederate States will get the western hemisphere.
 * Thomas Dewey replaces John Nance Garner as American Prime Minister.