Causes and Effects of World War II By KillaDJ52 Period: Feb 1, 1917 to Sep 1, 1945 Causes and Effects Oct 24, 1917 Russia Blosheviks rebel in October Revolution Nov 9, 1918 Weimar Republic is established in Germany Oct 31, 1922 Mussolini comes to power in Italy Aug 28, 1928 Kellog-Briand peace pact is signed by almost every country in the world Oct 29, 1929 U.S. stock market crashes; Great Depression begins Sep 19, 1931 Hirohito's Japan seizes Manchuria Jan 30, 1933 Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany Oct 13, 1935 Ethiopioa is invaded by Italian forces Jul 17, 1936 Spanish Civil War begins Aug 19, 1939 Germany and Soviet Union sign nonaggresion pact Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland; World War II begins May 10, 1940 France surrenders; the Battle of Britain begins May 26, 1940 Britain evacuates forces from Dunkirk May 6, 1941 Stalin becomes dicator of Soviet Union Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor Apr 10, 1942 Bataan Death March begins May 8, 1942 Allies turn back Japaneese fleet in Battle of the Coral Sea Jun 7, 1942 Allies defeat Japan in Battle of Midway Aug 23, 1942 Hitler orders attack on Stalingrad Nov 8, 1942 Allies land in north Africa Feb 2, 1943 Germans surrender at Stalingrad Feb 4, 1943 Japanese suffer defeat at Battle of Guadalcanal Jun 6, 1944 Allies invade Europe on D-Day Oct 3, 1944 Allies defeat Japan in Battle of Leyte Gulf Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge begins Mar 26, 1945 Allies capture Iwo Jima May 1, 1945 Germany surrenders Jun 22, 1945 Okinawa falls to Allies Aug 6, 1945 Allies drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders
