Pre World War II - 1945 By drewwhitmoyer Sep 19, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria Start of Second Sino-Japanese War Period: Sep 19, 1931 to Nov 20, 1945 Pre War - Post War Jan 30, 1933 Hitler is Appointed Chancellor of Germany Apr 26, 1933 Gestapo is established in Germany to maintain "order" Oct 19, 1933 Germany leaves the League of Nations Aug 2, 1934 Hitler recieves Fuhrer of Germany title Mar 7, 1936 Germany starts militarizing the Rhineland Oct 25, 1936 Axis Alliance is formed, Italy, Japan, Germany Dec 1, 1936 The Hitler Youth expands to 5 Million Mar 13, 1938 Nazi Germany annexes Austria Sep 30, 1938 Germany annexes Sudetneland borders Mar 14, 1939 Nazi Germny captures Czechoslovakia Sep 1, 1939 WWII begins with the invasion on Poland May 10, 1940 Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of UK Mar 11, 1941 US enables the Lend-Lease Policy Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union Aug 9, 1941 Roosevelt and Churchill create the Atlantic Charter Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, US declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Hitler declares war on the US Aug 23, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad begins Mar 20, 1943 Mao Zedong named Chairman of Communist (china) Jun 6, 1944 Allies take foothold of Europe with D-Day attacks Dec 16, 1944 Germany strikes back with the Battle of the Bulge Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies May 1, 1945 WWII in Europe ends with Germany surrendering Aug 6, 1945 First Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 8, 1945 Second Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Aug 14, 1945 Japan surrenders to the United States Nov 20, 1945 Nuremberg Trials begin in Germany