World War 2 By Btellis Sep 18, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria Oct 2, 1935 Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia Oct 25, 1936 Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation. Nov 25, 1936 Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union. Jul 7, 1937 Japan invades China, initiating World War 2 in the PAcific Sep 29, 1938 Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign Munich agreement. Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement. Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland, intiating WW2 in Europe. Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany. Sep 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades Poland from the east. Jun 10, 1940 Italy enters war and invades France. Jul 10, 1940 The Battle of Britain ends in Germany's defeat. Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Triparite Pact. Mar 1, 1941 Bulgaria joins the Axis Powers. Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. Dec 11, 1941 Germany and its Axis Powers declare war on the U.S. Aug 20, 1942 U.S. navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the Pacific. Jul 5, 1943 Germans launch massive tank offensive near the Soviet Union. Jul 10, 1943 U.S. and British troops land on Sicily. Sep 9, 1943 Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples. Apr 16, 1945 Soviets launch final offensive attack in Berlin. Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide. May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders to the western Allies. May 9, 1945 Germany surrenders to the Soviets. Aug 6, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Aug 9, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders, ending World War 2.