causes of WWII Jordan Hoffman By msdederich Mar 8, 1919 Fascist party rises to power in Italy Mar 8, 1919 Nazi party rises to power in Germany Mar 8, 1920 Japan lacking land and natural resources and becomes land- Hungry and looks to establish an empire Mar 8, 1922 Mussolini is appointed prime minister of Italy Nov 8, 1923 Hitler tries to overthrow German government but fails and is impisoned Mar 8, 1930 Japans economy worsens as a result of the Great Depression Mar 8, 1930 America first committee forms to fight for American Isolationism Mar 8, 1931 Japans army seizes Manchuria (Northern China) Mar 8, 1931 Japans military takes over Government Jan 8, 1933 Nazi party is the largest political party in Germany's reichstag and hitler becomes head of the german state Mar 8, 1935 Mussolini and Italy invade Ethiopia Mar 8, 1936 Hitler signs and alliance with Mussolini forming the axis powers Mar 9, 1936 German troops invade the rhine land Mar 8, 1938 Hitler annexes Austria Mar 8, 1938 FDR moves American pacific fleert from san diego to Pearl Harber Sep 8, 1938 Hitler demands the sudetenland; britain and France agree in the munich conference Mar 3, 1939 Britain and France pledge support to Poland in the event that is invaded by germany Mar 8, 1939 Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia Sep 9, 1939 America passes a series of neutrality acts saying that the U.S. world withhold weapons and loans from all nationsat war Mar 9, 1940 Roosevelt is reelected to a third term Apr 9, 1940 Sitzkrieg ends- Germany attacks Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Germany launches Blizkrieg on Belgium Jun 14, 1940 German troops enter Paris and France surrenders Sep 1, 1940 Hitler invades Poland- Blitzkrieg Sep 3, 1940 France and Great Britain declare war on Germany Sep 8, 1940 Japan allies with Germany and Italy- Tripartite Pact Nov 9, 1940 Congress authorizes the first peacetime draft in the nations history- selective service act Dec 8, 1940 Berman begins bomding england Battle of Britain Mar 9, 1941 Lend- Lease Act Mar 9, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on the United States Apr 8, 1941 Japan signs neutrillity pact with Soviet Union Nov 8, 1941 German raids on England end Nov 25, 1941 Japanese forces occupy indochina; U.S. freezes Japan's American assets and cuts off trade Dec 7, 1941 Japanese fleets begins moving toward Southeast asia;US demands that japan withdraw from tripartite pact Dec 8, 1941 American military base, Pearl Harbor, is attacked by Japanese warplanes Dec 11, 1941 United States declares war on Japan Mar 8, 1946 Japan controls most of eastern China