Cause Of WW2 - AshleyArndt By ashleya15 Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1922 Fascist Party rises to power in Italy Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1923 Nazi party rises to power in Germany Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1929 Japan, lacking land and natural resources, becomes land hungry and looks to establish an empire Nov 1, 1923 Hitler tries to overthrow the German government but fails and is put in prison Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1939 Japan's economy worsens as a result of the Great Depression Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1939 America passes a series of Nuetrality Acts saying that the U.S would withhold weapons and loans from all nations at war Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1936 Japan's military takes over government Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1931 Japan's army seizes Manchuria ( northern China ) Jan 1, 1933 Nazi Party is the largest political party in Germanys Reichstag and Hitler becomes head of te German state Oct 1, 1935 Mussolini and Italy invade Ethiopia Jan 1, 1936 Hitler signs andalliance with Mussolini, forming the Axis Powers Mar 9, 1936 German troops invade the Rhineland Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Dec 31, 1938 FDR moves American Pacific fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor Mar 1, 1938 Hitler annexes Austria Sep 1, 1938 Hitler demands the Sudetenland; Britan and France agree in the Munich Conference Mar 1, 1939 Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia Mar 31, 1939 Britain and France pledge support to Poland in the event that it is invaded by Germany Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invades Poland - Blitzkrieg Sep 3, 1939 France and Great Britain declare war on Germany Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940 Japan controls most of eastern China Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940 America First Committee forms to fight for American isolation Apr 9, 1940 Sitzkrieg ends - Germany attcks Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Germany launches blitzkrieg on Belgum Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Jun 17, 1940 German troops enter Paris and France surrenders Sep 1, 1940 Japan allies with Germany and Italy - Triparte Act Sep 1, 1940 Congress authorizes the first peacetime draft in the nations history - Selective Service Act Nov 1, 1940 Roosevelt is reelected for a third term Dec 1, 1940 German begins bombing England/ Battle of Britain Mar 1, 1941 Lend Lease Act Apr 1, 1941 Japan signs nuetrality pact with Soviet Union Jun 16, 1941 Japanese forces occupy Indochina; U.S freezes Japans American assets and cuts off trade Nov 25, 1941 Japanese fleet begins moving toward Southeast Asia; U.S demands that Japan withdraw from the tripartite pact Dec 1, 1941 German raids on England end Dec 7, 1941 American military base, Pearl Harbor, is attacked by Japanese warplanes Dec 8, 1941 United States declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on the United States