Cause of WW2 Justin By justin15 Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1923 Nazi party rises to power in germany Period: Jun 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1922 Fascist party rises to power in italy Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1929 Japan Becomes land-hungry and looks to establish an empire! they are lacking land and natural resourses Nov 1, 1923 Hitler tries to overthrow German government,but fails and is imprisoned Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1939 Japan's eonomy worsens as a result of the Great Depresion Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1936 Japan's military takes over government Jan 1, 1933 Nazi party is the largest political party in germany's riechstag hitler becomes head of german state Oct 1, 1935 Musolini & Italy invade Ethiopia Jan 1, 1936 Hitler signs and alliance with Mussolini, forming the Axis Powers Mar 9, 1936 German troops invade the Rhineland Period: Jan 1, 1937 to Dec 31, 1937 Japan's army seizes Manchuria(norhtern China) Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Dec 31, 1938 FDR moves American Pacific fleet fromk San Diego to Pearl Harber Mar 1, 1938 Hitler annexes Austria Sep 1, 1938 Hitler demands the Sudetenland Britain and France agree in the Munich Confrerence Mar 1, 1939 Hitler anexes Czechoslovakia Mar 31, 1939 Britain and France pledge support to poland in the event that it is invaded by germany Period: Jun 1, 1939 to Aug 31, 1939 America passes a series of Neutrality Acts saying that the US wouldwithhold weapons & loans from all nations at war Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invades Poland- Blitzkrieg Sep 3, 1939 France & Great Britan declaire 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 American First Commitee forms to fight for American isolationism Apr 9, 1940 Sitzkrig ends- Germany attacks Denmark & Norway May 10, 1940 Germany launches blitzbkreig on Belgium Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Jun 18, 1940 German troops enter Paris & France Serenders Sep 1, 1940 Japan allies with Germany and Italy - Tripartite Pact Sep 1, 1940 Congress authorizes the firstt peacetime draft in the nation's history - Selectie Service Act Nov 1, 1940 Roosevelt is reelected to a third term Dec 1, 1940 Germany Begins Bombing England/Battle of Britain Mar 1, 1941 Lend-Lease Act Apr 1, 1941 Japan signs neutrality pact with Soviet Union Period: Jun 1, 1941 to Aug 31, 1941 Japanese forces occupy Indochina; U.S. frezes Japan's American assets& cuts off trade Nov 25, 1941 Japanese fleet begins moving toward Southeast Asia; US demands that Japan withdraw from Tripartite Pact Dec 1, 1941 German raids on England ends Dec 7, 1941 American military base, Pearl Harber, is attacked by Japanese warplains Dec 8, 1941 United States declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany & Italy declare war on United States