Causes of WWII Josie By msdederich Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Jan 1, 1922 Fascist Party rises to power in Italy Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Nov 1, 1923 Nazi party rises to power Germany Jan 1, 1920 japan lacking and natural resources, become land-hungry and looks to establish an empire Jan 1, 1920 japan lacking and natural resources, become land-hungry and looks to establish an empire Jan 1, 1922 Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister of Italy Nov 1, 1923 Hitler tries to overtrow Germany goverment, but fails and is imprisoned Jan 1, 1930 japan's economy worsens as a result of the great depression Jan 1, 1931 Japan's army seizes Manchuria (norther China) Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Jan 1, 1936 Japan's military takes over goverment Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Jan 31, 1933 Naiz party is the largest political party in Germany's Reichstag & Hitler becomes head of the German state Period: Oct 1, 1935 to Oct 31, 1935 Mussolini & Italy invaded Ethiopia Jan 1, 1936 Hitler signs and alliance with Mussolini, forming the Axis Power Mar 9, 1936 German troops invade the Rhineland Jan 1, 1938 FDR moves American Pacific fleet from San Diego Period: Mar 1, 1938 to Mar 31, 1938 Hitler annexes Austria Period: Sep 1, 1938 to Sep 30, 1938 Hitler deands the Sudetenland: Britain and France agree in the Munich Conference Jan 1, 1939 America passes a series of Neutrality Act saying that the US would withhold weapons & loans from all nations at war Period: Mar 1, 1939 to Mar 31, 1939 Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invades Poland - Blitzkrieg Sep 3, 1939 France & Great Britain declares war on Germany Jan 1, 1940 Japan controls most of easter China Jan 1, 1940 American First Committee forms ti fight for American isolatioism Period: Mar 1, 1940 to Mar 31, 1940 Lemd - Lease Act May 10, 1940 Germany lauches blitzkrieg on Belgium Period: May 17, 1940 to Jun 14, 1940 German troops enter Paris & France surrenders Period: Sep 1, 1940 to Sep 30, 1940 Japan allies with Germany & Italy - nTripartite Pact Period: Sep 1, 1940 to Sep 30, 1940 Congress authorizes the first peacetime draft in the nation's history- Selective Service Act 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 / Battle of Britain Jan 1, 1941 Japanese forces occupy Indochina; U.S freezes Japan's American assets & cuts off trade Apr 1, 1941 japan signs neutrality pact with soviet union Nov 25, 1941 japanese fleet begins moving toward southeast Asia; US demands the japan withdraw from Tripartite Pact Period: Dec 1, 1941 to Dec 31, 1941 German raids on england end Dec 7, 1941 American militsry base, Pearl Harbor, is attacked by Japanese Dec 8, 1941 United States declared war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany & Italy declare war on the united states