World War 2 By Sizemoreml Mar 25, 1933 Adolph Hitler seizes power in Germany Apr 1, 1933 Jews and non-Aryans are banned from practicing law, working, civil services, etc. Jul 17, 1936 Spanish Civil War begins Aug 1, 1937 Japan invades China Jan 21, 1938 Romanian Jews are stropped of their citzenship Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland from the west Sep 5, 1939 The United States declares its neutrality Sep 27, 1939 Warsaw surrenders Sep 28, 1939 Soviet Union and Germany divide Poland Nov 30, 1939 Soviet troops invade Finland Jan 1, 1940 Rationing is introduced in Britain Jun 10, 1940 Italy declares war on Britain and France Jun 14, 1940 Germans enter Paris Jun 22, 1940 France signs armistice with Germany and Italy Aug 8, 1940 The Battle of Britain begins Sep 27, 1940 British won the Battel of Britain Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece Nov 5, 1940 FDR elected to an unprecedented third term Jan 10, 1941 Soviet Union renews pact with Germany Apr 18, 1942 The United States first attacks the Japanese by air Jan 17, 1943 German Generals surrender to the Soviets at Stalingrad May 1, 1945 Hitler commited suicide Aug 5, 1945 Atomic bomb is droppped on Hiroshima Aug 1, 2013 V-J Day
