The Road to World War II By Sdelarosa Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Jan 1, 1942 Road to World War II May 22, 1931 China engages and begins to fight Japan Sep 18, 1931 Japan Seizes Manchuria Dec 13, 1931 Japan captures Chinas capital Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany Feb 24, 1933 Japan leaves the league of nations Mar 7, 1933 Hitler rearms Germany Mar 7, 1936 Germany Reoccupies the Rhineland Nov 1, 1936 The Rome-Berlin Axis is Signed Nov 25, 1936 Anti-Comitern Alliance Germany and Japan agreement Mar 12, 1938 Anschluss Sep 29, 1938 The Munich Conference Mar 15, 1939 Germany occupies all of Czechoslovakia Jun 11, 1939 Kai-shek practices appeasement Aug 23, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Nonagression Pact is signed Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland Jun 14, 1940 Japan announces that it wants French Indochina Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor is attacked