Japan Invasion of China (1937) to Global War (1941) By ChenqiLi Period: Jan 1, 1937 to Dec 30, 1941 Road to Global War Jul 7, 1937 Japanese invasion of China Mar 12, 1938 Anschluss (Germany & Austria) Sep 29, 1938 Munich Agreement Oct 1, 1938 German take over of Sudetenland Mar 16, 1939 Disappearance of Czechoslovakia Mar 23, 1939 German occupation of Memel port Mar 29, 1939 Polish Guarantee Apr 7, 1939 Italian invasion of Albania May 22, 1939 Pact of Steel Aug 23, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact Sep 1, 1939 German invasion of Poland Sep 27, 1939 Tripartite Pact Jun 22, 1940 France, Belgium, Holland defeated Jun 29, 1940 Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere Oct 28, 1940 Italian invasion of Greece Mar 11, 1941 Lend-Lease Act Jul 22, 1941 Operation Barbarosa Oct 17, 1941 Hideki Tojo becomes new Prime Minister of Japan Nov 27, 1941 End of East African Campaign, Italians driven out of Africa Dec 7, 1941 Japanese surprise attacks Pearl Harbor Dec 11, 1941 Germany, Italy & Japan's allies declare war on US
