Causes of WWII Jacob Calko By msdederich Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1922 Facist 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, lacking land and natural resources, becomes land- hungary and looks to establish an empire Oct 1, 1922 Mussolini Appointed Prime Minister of Italy Nov 1, 1923 Hitler tries to overthrow Germn Government, but fails and is imprisoned Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1939 Japan's ecnomy worsens as a result of the Great Depression Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1936 Japan's military takes over government Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1932 Japan's army siezes Manchuria (Northern China) Jan 2, 1933 Nazi Party s the largest political party in Germany's Reichstag & Hitler Becomes head of the German State Period: Jan 1, 1935 to Dec 31, 1937 America passes a series of Neutrality Acts saying that the US would withhold weapons & loans from all nations at war Period: Jan 1, 1935 to Dec 31, 1938 america First Comittee forms to fight for American Isolationism Oct 1, 1935 Mussolini & Italy invade Ethiopia Jan 3, 1936 Hitler signs alliance with Mussolini, forming the Axis Powers Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Dec 31, 1938 FDR moves American Pacific fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor Mar 2, 1938 Hitler Annexes Austria Mar 9, 1938 German Troops invade the Rhineland Sep 12, 1938 Hitler demands the Sudetenland; Britain and France agree in the Munich Conference Mar 14, 1939 Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia Mar 31, 1939 Britain & 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 & Great Britain declare war on Germany Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940 Japan controls most of Eastern China Apr 9, 1940 Sitzkrieg ends- Germany attacks Denmark & Norway May 10, 1940 germany launches blitzkrieg on Belgium Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Jun 17, 1940 German troops enter Paris & France surrenders Sep 7, 1940 Japan allies with Germany & Italy - tripartite Pact Sep 14, 1940 Congess authorizes the first peacetime draft in the nations history-Selective Service Act Nov 17, 1940 Roosevelt is reelected to third term Dec 13, 1940 German begins bombing England/ Battle of Britain Mar 7, 1941 Lend Lease Act Apr 17, 1941 Japn signs neutrality pact with Soviet Union Jul 14, 1941 Japan forces occupy Indochina; U.S. freezes Japan's American assets & cut off trade Nov 25, 1941 Japanese fleet begins moving toward Southeast Asia; US demands that Japan withdraw from Tripartite Pact 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 & Italy declare war on United States Dec 28, 1941 German raids on England end
