Events That Lead to World War II timeline

Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1922

Fascist Party rises to power in Italy
Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1923

Nazi Party rises to power in Germany
Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1929

Japan lacking land and natural resources, becomes land-hungry and looks to establish an empire
Period: Jan 1, 1922 to Dec 31, 1922

Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Period: Nov 1, 1923 to Nov 30, 1923

Hitler tries to overthrow German government, but fails and is imprisoned
Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1939

Japan's economy worsens as a result of the Great Depression
Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1931

Japan's army seizes Manchuria (northen China
Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1936

Japan's military takes over government
Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Jan 31, 1933

Nazi Party is the largest political party in Germany's Reichstag and Hilter becomes head of the German state
Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Dec 31, 1937

America passes a series of Neutrality Acts saying that the US would withhold weapons and loans from all nations at war.
Period: Oct 1, 1935 to Oct 31, 1935

Mussolini and Italy invade Ethiopia
Period: Jan 1, 1936 to Dec 31, 1936

Hitler signs an alliance with Mussolini, forming the Axis Powers
Mar 9, 1936

German troops invade the Rhineland
Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Dec 31, 1938

FDR moves American Pacific fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor
Period: Mar 1, 1938 to Mar 31, 1938

Hitler annexes Austria
Period: Mar 1, 1938 to Mar 31, 1938

Hitler annexes Austria
Period: Sep 1, 1938 to Sep 30, 1938

Hitler demands the Sudetenland; Britain and France agree in the Munich Conference
Period: Mar 1, 1939 to Mar 31, 1939

Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia
Mar 8, 1939

Britain and France pladge 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 Britain declare war on Germany
Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940

Japan controls most of Eastern China
Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940

America First Committee forms to fight for American isolationism
Apr 9, 1940

Sitzkrieg ends- Germany attacks Denmark and Norway
May 10, 1940

Germany launches blitzkrieg on Belgium
Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Jun 17, 1940

German troops enter Paris and France surrenders
Period: Sep 1, 1940 to Sep 30, 1940

Japan allies with Germany and Italy- Tripartite Pact
Period: Sep 1, 1940 to Sep 30, 1940

Congres authorizes the first peacetime graft in the nations history- Selective Service Act
Period: Nov 1, 1940 to Nov 30, 1940

Roosevelt is reelected to a third term
Period: Dec 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940

Germany begins bombing England/ Battle of Britain
Period: Mar 1, 1941 to Mar 31, 1941

Lend Lease Act
Period: Apr 1, 1941 to Apr 30, 1941

Japan signs neutrality pact with Soviet Union
Period: Apr 12, 1941 to Aug 12, 1941

Japanese forces occupy Indochina; U.S. freezes Japan's American assets and cuts off trade
Nov 25, 1941

Japanese fleet begins moving toward Southeast Asia; US demands that Japan withdraw for Tripartite Pact
Period: Dec 1, 1941 to Dec 31, 1941

German raids on England end
Dec 7, 1941

American military base, Pearl Harbor, is attacked by Japanese warplanes
Dec 8, 1941

United States declares war on Japan
Dec 11, 1941

Germany and Italy declare war the United States

Fascist Party rises to power in Italy

Nazi Party rises to power in Germany

Japan lacking land and natural resources, becomes land-hungry and looks to establish an empire

Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister of Italy

Hitler tries to overthrow German government, but fails and is imprisoned

Japan's economy worsens as a result of the Great Depression

Japan's army seizes Manchuria (northen China

Japan's military takes over government

Nazi Party is the largest political party in Germany's Reichstag and Hilter becomes head of the German state

America passes a series of Neutrality Acts saying that the US would withhold weapons and loans from all nations at war.

Mussolini and Italy invade Ethiopia

Hitler signs an alliance with Mussolini, forming the Axis Powers

German troops invade the Rhineland

FDR moves American Pacific fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor

Hitler annexes Austria

Hitler annexes Austria

Hitler demands the Sudetenland; Britain and France agree in the Munich Conference

Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia

Britain and France pladge support to Poland in the event that it is invaded by Germany

Hitler invades Poland- Blitzkrieg

France and Great Britain declare war on Germany

Japan controls most of Eastern China

America First Committee forms to fight for American isolationism

Sitzkrieg ends- Germany attacks Denmark and Norway

Germany launches blitzkrieg on Belgium

German troops enter Paris and France surrenders

Japan allies with Germany and Italy- Tripartite Pact

Congres authorizes the first peacetime graft in the nations history- Selective Service Act

Roosevelt is reelected to a third term

Germany begins bombing England/ Battle of Britain

Lend Lease Act

Japan signs neutrality pact with Soviet Union

Japanese forces occupy Indochina; U.S. freezes Japan's American assets and cuts off trade

Japanese fleet begins moving toward Southeast Asia; US demands that Japan withdraw for Tripartite Pact

German raids on England end

American military base, Pearl Harbor, is attacked by Japanese warplanes

United States declares war on Japan

Germany and Italy declare war the United States