Andre Breton names Salvador Dali Avida Dollars. Jan; 25th von Ribbentrop circulates The Jewish Questionto diplomatic and consular offices. Feb; 500,000 Spaish Republican refugees arrive in France. March; Germany invades Czechoslovakia.. 28th. Fall of Madrid to Franco's forces. End of Spanish Civil War. About -> 500,000 dead. April. In Spain General Francisco Franco assumes dictatorial power.. Marion Anderson is refused permission to rent the Constitution Hall in Washington DC because she is black. Louvre summer show Ballets Russes de Diaghilev 1909 - 1929; includes Max Ernst, Pablo Picasso, Giorgio de Chirico Sept; 3rd. Britain and France declare War on Germany. 28th. Poland Partitioned between USSR and Germany Max Ernst first interned? in France together with Hans Bellmer Nov; Soviet troops invade Finland. Back to 1938 Forward to 1940 Back to Timeline