World War 2 By Katie00009 Period: Jan 1, 1921 to Jan 1, 1946 World War II Timespan Jul 28, 1921 Adolf Hitler became Leader of the Nazi Party The Nazi Party was a political party between 1921 through 1945 Oct 10, 1922 1922 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy Benito Mussolini served as the 40th prime minister in Italy Jan 1, 1929 1929 Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR) Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR Jan 1, 1931 1931 Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China Feb 1, 1933 1933, March 21 - Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany Jan 1, 1935 1935 Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress May 16, 1935 1935 Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa Mar 16, 1936 1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government Jun 16, 1936 1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty Feb 16, 1937 1937 Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people. Apr 16, 1938 1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany Sep 16, 1938 1938 Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps Jan 1, 1939 1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin Sep 1, 1939 Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany Feb 16, 1940 1940 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control May 16, 1940 1940 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender Jun 16, 1940 Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island Oct 16, 1940 First time Peacetime Draft in US Jan 1, 1941 Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans Jun 19, 1941 Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter Jun 19, 1941 Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia) Dec 9, 1941 Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9 Jan 19, 1942 Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March Jan 19, 1942 Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps Jun 4, 1942 June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific Oct 15, 1942 Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow Jun 24, 1943 Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA Jul 13, 1943 July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min Jun 6, 1944 June 6 - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies Nov 24, 1944 Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces Dec 13, 1944 Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces Jan 13, 1945 US forces return to recapture the Philippines Apr 16, 1945 FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President May 8, 1945 V-E Day, war ends in Europe Aug 13, 1945 First Atomic Bombs dropped Aug 14, 1945 V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces Sep 13, 1946 War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
