Causes of WWII Timeline By Billytremain80 Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Jan 1, 1922 Fascist party rises power in Italy Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Jan 1, 1923 Nazi party rises to power in Germany Jan 1, 1920 japan lacking land and natural recouses becomes land hungry and establishes empire. Jan 1, 1922 Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister od Italy Nov 8, 1923 Hitler tries to overthrow German government, but fails. Jan 1, 1930 japan economy worsens as a result of the great depression Jan 1, 1930 america passes series of neutrality acts saying that the US would withhold weapons and loans from all nations at war Jan 1, 1931 Japans army seizes Manchuria Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Jan 1, 1936 japans military takes over government Jan 1, 1933 Nazi party is the largest political party in germanys reichstag and hitler becomes head of the German state Oct 1, 1935 Mussolini and Italy invade Ethiopia Jan 1, 1936 Hitler signs and alliance with mussoini forming the azis powers. Jan 1, 1936 Hitler Demands the Sudetenland Britian and France agreem in the munich conference Mar 1, 1936 German troops invade the Rhineland Jan 1, 1938 Hitler annexes czechoslovakia Jan 1, 1938 FDR moves American pacific fleet form san diego to pearl harbor Mar 1, 1938 Hitler annexes Austria Mar 31, 1939 Britian and France pledge to 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 Britian declare war on Germany Jan 1, 1940 Japan controls most of eastern china Jan 1, 1940 America first committee forms to fight for american isolation Mar 1, 1940 Roosevelt is reelected to a third term Mar 1, 1940 Lend lease act Apr 1, 1940 japan signs neutrality pact with ssoviet Union Apr 9, 1940 sitzkrieg ends Germany attacks Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Germany launches blitskrieg on Belgium Jun 14, 1940 German troops enter Paris and France surrencers Sep 1, 1940 Japan allies with Germany and Italy Sep 1, 1940 Congress authorizes the first peacetime draft in the nations history Selective Service Act Dec 8, 1940 German begins bombing England Battle of Britian. Jan 1, 1941 Japanese forces occupy Indochina U.S freezes japans American assests and cuts off trade. Nov 25, 1941 japenese fleet begins moving southeast asia US demands that Japan withdraw from Tripartie pact. Dec 7, 1941 American military base Pearl harbor is attacted by japenese warplanes Dec 8, 1941 German raids on England end Dec 8, 1941 US declares was on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.