World war ii special 512

World War 2

By s147104
  • Japan Invades parts of China

    Japan Invades parts of China

    For the Chinese, war began in 1931, when Japan invaded northeastern China, setting up a Japanese state called Manchukuo.
  • Period: to

    World War II

  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany.
  • Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy form the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty.

    Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy form the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty.

    Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy form the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty.
  • Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact

    Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact

    Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was a pact against communism and Russia.
  • Japan invades China

    Japan invades China

  • Hitler annexes the country of Austria into Germany

    Hitler annexes the country of Austria into Germany

    This is also called the Anschluss.
  • Period: to

    World War II begins

  • France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.

    France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.

  • Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway

    Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway

  • Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government

    Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government

  • The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily.

  • Germany invades Poland. World War II begins.

    Germany invades Poland. World War II begins.