Basic Training Timeline By zachallen8 Jul 27, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia Aug 4, 1914 Britian declares war on Germany Aug 7, 1914 War begins in Africa Apr 6, 1917 America enters war Nov 11, 1918 Armistice signed Oct 29, 1929 Stock Market crash Feb 1, 1931 Food riots break out in America Jul 7, 1937 Japan invasion of China Sep 1, 1939 Germany invasion of Poland Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades Poland Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway Jun 10, 1940 Italy enters war Jun 22, 1941 Axis invades Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 USA declares war on Japan Jun 6, 1944 D Day USA invades Normandy Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide Aug 6, 1945 Atomic Bombs dropped in Japan Sep 2, 1945 End of World War 2