Causes of WWII COLE FRIET By msdederich Period: Jan 8, 1919 to Dec 8, 1923 Nazi Party rises to power in Germany Period: Mar 8, 1919 to Mar 8, 1922 Fascist Party rises to power in Italy Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1929 Japan, lacking land and natural resources, becomes land-hungry and looks to establish an empire Period: Feb 8, 1922 to Mar 9, 1922 Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister of Italy Nov 1, 1923 Hitler tries to overthrow German government, but fails and is imprisoned. Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1939 Japans economy worsens as a result of the Great Depression Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1931 Japans army seizes Manchuria (northern China) Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1936 Japands military takes over government Jan 1, 1933 Nazi Party is the largest political party in Germany's Reichstag and Hitler becomes head of the German state Period: Jan 1, 1934 to Dec 31, 1937 America passes a series of Neutrality Acts saying that the US would withhold weapons and loans from all nations at war Oct 8, 1935 Mussolini and Italy invade Ethiopia Period: Jan 1, 1936 to May 8, 1936 Hitler signs alliance with Mussolini, forming the Axis Powers Mar 9, 1936 German troops invade Rhineland Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Dec 31, 1938 FDR moves AmericanPacific fleep from San Diego to Pearlk Harbor Mar 4, 1938 Hitler annexes Austria Sep 1, 1938 Hitler demands the sudetenland; Britains and France agree in the Munich Conference Mar 1, 1939 Hitler annexes Czachoslovakia Mar 31, 1939 Britain and France pledge support to Poland in the event that it is invaded by Germany Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invades Poland-Blitzkrieg Sep 3, 1939 France and Great 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 Comittee forms to fight for American isolationism Apr 9, 1940 Sitzkrieg ends-Germany attacks Denmark and Morway May 10, 1940 Germany launches Blitzkrieg on Belgium Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Jun 17, 1940 German troops enter Paris and France surrenders Period: Sep 1, 1940 to Sep 30, 1940 Congress authorizes the first peacetime draft in the nations history Selective Service Act Period: Sep 2, 1940 to Sep 30, 1940 Japand allies with Germany and Italy- Tripartite Pact Period: Nov 1, 1940 to Nov 30, 1940 Roosevelt is reelected to a third term Period: Dec 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940 German begins bombing England/Battler of Britain Period: Mar 1, 1941 to Mar 31, 1941 Lend-Lease Act Period: Apr 1, 1941 to Apr 30, 1941 Japan signs neutrality pact with Soviet Union Period: Jun 1, 1941 to Jun 30, 1941 Japanese forces occupy Indochina; U.S freezes Japan's American assets and cuts off trade Nov 25, 1941 Japanese fleet begins moving toward Southeast Asia; US demands that Japan withdraw from Tripartite Pact Period: Dec 1, 1941 to Dec 31, 1941 German raids on England ends Dec 7, 1941 American military base, Pearl Harbor, is attacked by Japanese warplanes Dec 8, 1941 United States declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on the United States