Causes and Effects of WWII By chakmani110295 Jan 1, 1917 Russian Bolsheviks rebel in October Revolution Period: Oct 1, 1917 to Sep 2, 1945 WWII Mar 3, 1919 Weimar Republic is established in Germany Sep 5, 1922 Mussolinin comes to power in Italy Sep 2, 1928 Kellog-Briand peace pact is signed by almost every country in the world Dec 5, 1929 US Stock Market crashses; Great Depression; Stalin becomes dictator of Soviet Union Mar 28, 1931 Hirhito's Japan seizes Manchuria Jul 4, 1933 Hitler is named chancellor of Germany Sep 10, 1935 Ethiopia is Invaded by Italian forces Feb 2, 1936 Spanish Civil war begins Apr 3, 1939 Germany and Soviet Union sign nonagression pact Sep 2, 1939 Germany Invades Poland WWII begins May 2, 1940 Britain evacuates forces from Dunkirk Jun 2, 1940 France surrenders; Battle of Britain begins Jun 2, 1941 Germany invades Soviet Union Dec 2, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; US declares war on Japan Apr 2, 1942 Bataan Death March begins May 2, 1942 Allies trn back Japanese fleet in Battle of the Coral Sea; Allies surrender in Phillipines Jun 2, 1942 Allies defeat Japan in battle of Midway Aug 2, 1942 Hitler orders attack on Stalingrad Nov 2, 1942 Allies land in North Africa Feb 2, 1943 Japanese suffer defeat at Battle of Guadal Canal Jun 2, 1944 Allies invade Europe on D-Day Oct 2, 1944 Allies defeat Japan in battle of Leyte Gulf Dec 2, 1944 Battle of the Bulge begins Mar 2, 1945 Allies capture Iwo Jima May 2, 1945 Germany surrenders Jun 2, 1945 Okinawa falls to Allies Aug 2, 1945 Allies drop bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders
