Countdown to WWII By RHSUSHistory Period: Jun 1, 1935 to Jan 1, 1939 U.S. Congress passes Neutrality laws Jan 1, 1936 Axis Powers created . Mar 1, 1936 Germany takes over the Rhineland Mar 10, 1938 Germany takes over Austria Sep 1, 1938 Munich Conference Mar 1, 1939 Germany takes over Czechloslovakia Aug 23, 1939 Non-aggression pact between Hitler and Stalin Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland - WWII begins Mar 1, 1941 Lend-Lease Act passed Jun 1, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union Aug 1, 1941 Atlantic Charter Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor - U.S. Enters WWII
