World War 2 By kennedyg22 Jan 30, 1933 Hitler Becomes Chancellor Oct 3, 1935 Mussolini Invades Ethiopia May 1, 1937 Neutrality Act Jul 7, 1937 Japan Defeats China Sep 14, 1937 Roosevelt Limits Ships to Asia Feb 20, 1938 Hitler Supports Japan May 14, 1938 Mussolini Joins Hitler Sep 29, 1938 Hitler Promises Peace Apr 1, 1939 Roosevelt Writes Hitler and Mussolini Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France Declare War Apr 1, 1940 Hitler Seizes Low Countries Nov 1, 1940 Roosevelt Reelected for Third Term Dec 1, 1940 U.S. Cracks Japanese Code Mar 30, 1941 U.S. Seizes Axis Ships Jun 22, 1941 Germany Invades Soviet Union Jun 24, 1941 US Aids Soviets Aug 17, 1941 Roosevelt Warns Japanese Nov 3, 1941 Japanese Decide to Attack Nov 29, 1941 U.S. Learns Japanese Plan Dec 1, 1941 Japan Ignores US Requests Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Dec 11, 1941 US At War Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini Dies May 1, 1945 Hitler Commits Suicide May 8, 1945 V-E Day Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki Aug 10, 1945 Tokyo Petitions for Peace Sep 2, 1945 World War II Ends