Causes of WWII Allie Skrentny By msdederich 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 lacks land and resources, establish empire Period: Jan 1, 1922 to Dec 31, 1922 Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister of Italy Nov 1, 1923 Hitler tries to overthrow German Government Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1939 Japan economy worsens because of Great Depression Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1936 Japan military takes over government Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1931 Japan army seizes Manchuria Jan 1, 1933 Hitler becomes head of German State Jan 1, 1935 America passes series of Neurtrality Acts Oct 1, 1935 Mussolini and Italy invade Ethiopia Period: Jan 1, 1936 to Dec 31, 1936 Hitler signs alliance with Mussolini Mar 9, 1936 German Toops invade Rhineland Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Dec 31, 1938 FDR moves fleet to Pearl Harbor Mar 1, 1938 Hitler annexes Austria Sep 1, 1938 Hitler demands the Sudetenland Mar 1, 1939 Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia Mar 31, 1939 Britain and France pledge support to Poland Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and 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 isolationism Apr 9, 1940 Germany attacks Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Germany launches blitzrieg on Belgium Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Jun 17, 1940 German troops enter Paris and France surrenders Sep 1, 1940 Japan allies with Germany and Italy Sep 1, 1940 Congress authorizes first peacetime draft Nov 1, 1940 Roosevelt reelected for third term Dec 1, 1940 German begins bombing England Mar 1, 1941 Lend Lease Act Apr 1, 1941 Japan signs neutrality pact with Soviet Union Jun 1, 1941 Japanese forces occupy Indochina Nov 25, 1941 Japanese fleet begins moving toware Southeast Asia; US demands that Japan withdraw from Tipartite Pact Dec 1, 1941 German raids on England end Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attacked by Japanese warplanes Dec 8, 1941 United States declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on United States