Cuease of world war 2 Richar dHare By msdederich Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1922 Fasct party rises to power in Italy Period: Jan 8, 1919 to Jan 8, 1923 Nazi party rises to power in Germany Mar 9, 1920 Japan, lacking land and natural resources, vecomes land - hungry and looks to establish an empire Period: Mar 9, 1920 to Mar 9, 1930 Nazi party is largest poltlcal party in Germany's Reichstag & Hitler becomes head of the German state Mar 8, 1922 Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister of Italy Nov 1, 1923 Hitler tries to overthrow German goverment, but fails and is imprisoned Mar 9, 1930 japan's economy worsens as a result of the Great Depression Mar 13, 1930 America passes a series of Neutrality Acts saying that the US would withhold weapons & loans from all nations at war Mar 9, 1931 Japan's army seizes Manchuria (nothern China) Period: Mar 9, 1931 to Mar 9, 1937 Japan's military takes over government Oct 1, 1935 Mussolini & Italy invade Ethiopia Mar 9, 1936 German troops invade the Rhineland Period: Mar 9, 1936 to Mar 9, 1937 Hitler signs and alliance with Mussolini, forming the axis powers Mar 9, 1938 Hitler annexes austria Mar 9, 1938 Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia Mar 13, 1938 FDR moves American Pacific fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor Mar 31, 1939 Britain & France pledge aupport to poland in the event that it is invaded by Germany Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invades poland - Bliyzkrieg Sep 3, 1939 France & Great Britain declare war on Germany Sep 9, 1939 Hitler demands the Sudetenland; Britain and France agree in the Munich conference Mar 9, 1940 Japan contrals most of eastern China Mar 13, 1940 America First Committee forms to fight for American isolationism Mar 13, 1940 Roosevelt is reelected to a third term Apr 9, 1940 Sitzkrieg ends - Germany attacks Denmark & Norway Apr 13, 1940 Japan signs neutrality pact with soviet union May 10, 1940 Germany launches blitzkrieg on Belgium Sep 9, 1940 Japan allies with Germany & Italy - Tripartite Pact Sep 13, 1940 Congress authorizes the first peacetime draft in the nation's history - Selective Service Act Dec 9, 1940 German begins bombing England / Battle of Britain Mar 9, 1941 German raids on England end Mar 13, 1941 Lend-Lease Act Nov 25, 1941 Japanese forces occupy indochina; U.S. freezes Japan's American assest & cuts off trade Dec 7, 1941 Japanese fleet 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 Germany & Italy declare war on the United States Period: Jun 14, 2012 to Jun 17, 2012 German troops enter Paris & France surrenders