Sidney Listenberger WWII Project Timeline By slistenbe92 Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor, or legal official, of Germany Oct 3, 1935 Mussolini Invades Ethiopia May 1, 1937 President Roosevelt signed the Neutrality Act Jul 7, 1937 Japan defeats China and takes control of North China Feb 20, 1938 Hitler announces support for Japan May 14, 1938 Mussolini joins Hitler Sep 12, 1938 Hitler aims for Sudentenland Sep 29, 1938 Hitler is appeased at the Munich Conference Sep 1, 1939 World War II begins in Europe Germany invaded Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war Apr 1, 1940 Hitler defeats France Jun 10, 1940 Italy attacks France Sep 27, 1940 Japan joins Axis Powers Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor Dec 11, 1941 US declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan Jan 1, 1943 Roosevelt and Churchill meet in North Africa to plan an attack Sep 8, 1943 Italy Surrenders Jun 6, 1944 D-Day, US invades France May 8, 1945 Germany Surrenders Sep 2, 1945 Victory in Japan- Japanese surrender
