Erica Whiting's World War II Timeline By EricaWhiting Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Jan 1, 1950 Timespan Jul 29, 1921 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party Jan 1, 1922 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy Sep 8, 1926 Germany admitted to the League of Nations May 15, 1931 Japan's army attackes Manchuria, China Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany Jul 14, 1933 The Nazi Party declared the only political party in Germany. Oct 14, 1933 Germany leaves the League of Nations Aug 19, 1934 Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany May 9, 1935 Mussolini's Italian army invades Ethiopia. Sep 15, 1935 German Jews lose their rights by Nuremburg Race Laws. Nov 9, 1938 The Night of Broken Glass - Kristallnaut Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks Poland. Sep 3, 1939 France, Britian, Austria, and New Zealand declare war on Germany Sep 5, 1939 The US declares its nuetrality. Dec 7, 1941 Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor The United States declares war on Japan, and in return, Germany and Italy declare war on the US. Jan 1, 1942 Japanese Americans Sent to Internment Camps Jun 4, 1942 The Battle of Midway Sep 13, 1942 The Battle of Stalingrad Apr 4, 1943 Zoot Suit Riots Take Place in Los Angelos, CA Jul 25, 1943 Italy Surrenders, Mussolini Dismissed as Prime Minister Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Invasion of Normandy, France Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge - Germany's Last Defensive Apr 16, 1945 FDR Dies - Truman Becomes President Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler Commites Suicide May 8, 1945 V-E Day; War Ends in Europe Aug 6, 1945 First US Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima Aug 14, 1945 V-J Day; War Ends in Japan Jan 1, 1946 War Crimes Trials Held in Nuremburg, Germany
