World War 2 timeline By joshbr1327 Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1922 Fasict Party rises to power in Italy Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1923 Nazi Party rises to power in Germany Jan 1, 1920 Japan, lacking land and natural resources, becomes land-hungry and looks to establish an empire Jan 1, 1922 Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister of Italy Nov 1, 1923 Hitler tries to overthrow German Government Jan 1, 1930 Japan's economy worsens as a result of the Great Depression May 1, 1930 America passes a series of Neutraility Acts Jan 1, 1931 Japan's army seizes Manchuria Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1936 Japan's military takes over Goverment Jan 1, 1933 Nazi Party is the largest political party in Germany's Reichstag Oct 1, 1935 Mussolini & Italy invade Ethiopia Jan 1, 1936 Hitler signs and alliance with Mussolini, forming Axis Powers Mar 9, 1936 German troops invade Rhineland Jan 1, 1938 FDR moves American Pacific fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor Mar 1, 1938 Hitler annexes Austria Sep 1, 1938 Hitler demands the Sudetenland Mar 19, 1939 Hitler annexes Czchoslovakia Mar 31, 1939 Britain & France pledge support to Poland in the event that it is invaded by Germany Sep 1, 1939 Hitler inades Poland Jan 1, 1940 Japn controls most of eastern China Jan 1, 1940 America First Committee forms to fight for American isolationism Mar 1, 1940 Land-Lease Act Apr 9, 1940 Sitzkrieg ends May 10, 1940 Germany launches blitzkrieg on Belgium Period: Jun 1, 1940 to Jun 14, 1940 German troops enter Paris and France surrenders Sep 1, 1940 Japan allies with Germany & Italy - Tripartite Pact Sep 1, 1940 Congress authorizes the 1st peacetime draft in the nation's history-Selective Servuce Act Sep 3, 1940 France and Great Britian deckare war on Germany Nov 1, 1940 Roosevelt is reelected to a third term Dec 1, 1940 German begins bombing England/ Battle of Britain Apr 1, 1941 Japan signs neutrality pact Soviet Union May 14, 1941 Japanese forces occupy Indochina Nov 25, 1941 Japanese fleet begins moving toward Southest Asia Dec 1, 1941 German raids on England end Dec 7, 1941 American military base, Pearl Harbor, is attacked by Japanese warplanes Dec 7, 1941 United States declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Garmany and Italy decalre war on the United States
