Events Leading to WWll Timeline By lasiegfried May 18, 1917 Selective Service Act is Passed Jul 29, 1921 Hitler named leader of Nazi Party in Germnay Aug 27, 1928 Kellogg-Braind Pact signed Feb 27, 1932 Japan Invades Manchuria Mar 24, 1933 Enabling Act of 1933 is Issued Aug 31, 1935 Neutrality Act of 1935 signed Mar 11, 1941 Lend-Lease Program enabled Dec 7, 1941 Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 11, 1941 Adolf Hitler Declares War on the United States Nov 7, 1944 FDR wins a third term as president Aug 28, 1963 A Philip Randolph's march and Roosevelt's Response