World War 2 By paigemattingley Oct 15, 1935 Facist Italy invades and annexes Ethiopia Jul 15, 1937 Japan invades China Sep 15, 1938 Germany, France, Italy and Great Britain sign the Munich agreement Aug 15, 1939 Nazi Germany and Soviet Union sign a non-agression agreement Sep 15, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 15, 1939 Soviet Union Invades Poland Period: Sep 15, 1939 to Sep 16, 1945 World War 2 Nov 15, 1939 Soviet Union invades Finland Jan 15, 1940 Rationing Begins in the UK May 15, 1940 Churchill Becomes Prime Minister Mar 15, 1941 Bulgaria Joins Axis Dec 15, 1941 Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor Dec 15, 1941 US Enters War Jun 15, 1942 Battle of Midway Jan 15, 1943 British and Indian Forces Fight Japanese in Burma Jul 15, 1943 US and British Troops Land on Sicily Feb 15, 1944 Iwo Jima Bombed Jul 15, 1944 Guam Liberated by the US Okinawa Apr 15, 1945 Truman Becomes President May 15, 1945 Germany Surrenders to the Western Allies Aug 15, 1945 Enola Gay Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Aug 15, 1945 Japan Surrenders