1918-1945 By MBeresnev Nov 11, 1918 WWI ends Jun 28, 1919 League of Nations Founded Period: Jun 28, 1919 to Jun 21, 1920 Treaty of Versailles Oct 29, 1929 US Stock Market Crash Sep 19, 1931 Japan Invades Manchuria Aug 2, 1934 Hitler takes power in Germany Mar 7, 1936 German occupation of Rhineland Period: Jul 17, 1936 to Apr 1, 1939 Spanish Civil War Oct 26, 1936 Rome-Berlin Axis Formed Dec 13, 1937 Rape of Nanking Period: Sep 28, 1938 to Sep 29, 1938 Munich Coference Sep 30, 1938 Munich Pact signed Aug 23, 1939 Nazi - Soviet Pact Sep 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland Sep 3, 1939 France of Britain Declare War Period: Nov 30, 1939 to Mar 13, 1940 Winter War Period: Sep 7, 1940 to May 10, 1941 London Blitz Sep 18, 1940 Land-Lease Begins Aug 14, 1941 Atlantic Charter Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Attack Dec 8, 1941 Manilla falls to Japan Jan 20, 1942 Final Solution Implemented Period: Mar 30, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad Period: Jun 3, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 Battle of Midway Jul 9, 1943 Invasion of Sicily Period: Nov 28, 1943 to Dec 1, 1943 Tehran Conference Jun 6, 1944 Normandy Invasion Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of Bulge Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945 Yalta Conference Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies, Truman becomes president May 8, 1945 V-E Day Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Aug 2, 1945 Potsdam Conference Aug 6, 1945 Nuclear Bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Nuclear Bomb dropped on Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 V-J Day