Japans path to war By ADanielsen Sep 26, 1931 Japan seizes Manchuria Feb 26, 1933 Japan withdraws from the leageu of nations Oct 26, 1933 Hitler pulls Germany out of league of nations Jan 26, 1934 Hitler begins building up germanys army and weapons Jan 26, 1936 Hitler orders troops into rhineland Jan 26, 1936 Hitler makes pack with japan and Italy Jul 26, 1937 Japan continued expansion into china Mar 26, 1938 Hitler marches into Austria Mar 26, 1939 Hitler invaeds Sudetland Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain Jun 22, 1941 Germany attacks USSR Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks pearl harbor Dec 8, 1941 U.S declares war on Japan Dec 26, 1941 Germany and axis powers declare war on the U.S Period: Jun 4, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 Battle of midway Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 German military surrenders wend of wwi in europe Period: Aug 6, 1945 to Aug 9, 1945 U.S drops atomoci bombs on hiroshima and nagasoki Aug 14, 1945 Japan negotiates surrender to the allies, ending world war 1 Jun 6, 2013 D-Day Sep 3, 2013 Britain and France declare war on Germany