Leading up to WW2 By Lary0929 Feb 1, 1917 Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started Mar 1, 1917 Russian ppl were angy and million of soldiers were dying in the war. Apr 6, 1917 USA declared war on Germany Jul 15, 1918 Second Battle of the Marne started. The start of the collapse of the German army Nov 11, 1918 World War 1 ended Nov 11, 1918 Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One. Jun 1, 1919 The Allies and teh Germans signed the Treaty of Versailles Period: Apr 24, 1935 to Apr 24, 1946 WW2 Nov 9, 1938 Nazi burned synagogues and smashed the windows if jewish businesses. Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe. Jun 1, 1940 Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21. Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. Feb 24, 1941 The Germans send the Afrika Korps to North Africa to reinforce the faltering Italians. Apr 16, 1941 Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria invade and dismember Yugoslavia. Jun 22, 1941 Nazi Germany and its Axis partners (except Bulgaria) invade the Soviet Union. Dec 6, 1941 A Soviet counteroffensive drives the Germans from the Moscow suburbs in chaotic retreat Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor Mar 1, 1942 Japan had conquered areas from China Jun 1, 1942 British and US navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway. Nov 8, 1942 US and British troops land at several points on the beaches of Algeria and Morocco in French North Africa. May 13, 1943 Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign. Jul 5, 1943 The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union. Jan 22, 1944 Allied troops land successfully near Anzio, just south of Rome. Jun 4, 1944 Allied troops liberate Rome. Within six weeks, Anglo-American bombers could hit targets in eastern Germany for the first time. Jul 25, 1944 Anglo-American forces break out of the Normandy beachhead and race eastward towards Paris. Apr 12, 1945 Harry Truman too the precidence of United States Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide.