1932-1945

1932-1945

Period: Jan 1, 1932 to Dec 31, 1945

Japan & China sign a peace treaty

May 5, 1932

Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president of the United States

Nov 8, 1932

Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

FDR makes his first "fireside chat" speaking to the United States population over the radio.

Mar 12, 1933

Several thousand Americans attend a pro-Nazi rally in Queens. New York.

Apr 7, 1934

Germany passes law restricting college enrollment of Jews. Similar legal discrimination already exists in the United States.

Apr 25, 1934

Supreme Court declares FDR's Natl Recovery Act unconstitutional

May 27, 1935

In Germany, the first Nuremberg Laws are passed revoking citizenship from Jews and prohibiting them from marrying non-Jews.

Sep 5, 1935

Spanish Civil War begins

Jul 17, 1936

Formation of the Rome-Berlin Axis

Oct 25, 1936

FDRs Quarantine Speech calls for international cooperation against aggression.

Oct 5, 1937

Germany signs military agreement with Japan.

Nov 25, 1937

Romanian Jews are stripped of their citizenship.

Jan 21, 1938

Anschluss: Austria is annexed by Germany.

Mar 12, 1938

The Jewish refugee ship the St. Louis arrives in Belgium after being denied access to Cuba and the United States. Most of the passengers are eventually murdered by the Nazis.

Jun 17, 1939

Germany invades Poland from the west.

Sep 1, 1939

German troops invade Denmark and Norway.

Apr 9, 1940

British forces land in Norway.

Apr 14, 1940

Soviet Union renews pact with Germany.

Jan 10, 1941

Germany attacks the Soviet Union

Jun 22, 1941

Japanese land in Solomon Islands.

Jan 23, 1942

The United States first attacks the Japanese by air.

Apr 18, 1942

German surrender in Tunisia.

May 13, 1943

German forces mount a new offensive in Russia.

Jul 5, 1943

Allied landings south of Rome in Anzio.

Jan 22, 1944

Japanese invade India.

Mar 22, 1944

Daylight air-raid on Berlin.

Mar 18, 1945

Liberation of Philippines complete.

Jul 5, 1945