World War 2 Timeline By s-colharris Sep 18, 1931 Japan takes over manchuria Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany Oct 3, 1935 Act of Neutrality passed by Roosevelt Nov 25, 1937 Germany and Japan become Allies Dec 15, 1937 Rape of nanking Jun 10, 1940 Italy Goes to war with Britain and France Jun 22, 1941 Germany Attacks the Soviet Union Dec 5, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy go to war against the United States May 13, 1943 Germany Surrenders in Tunisia Sep 8, 1943 Italy Surrenders Sep 8, 1943 Italy Surrenders Oct 13, 1943 Italy Declares War on Germany Dec 16, 1944 battle of the Buldge Dec 30, 1944 Hungary goes to war with Germany Feb 19, 1945 Americans Land on Iwo Jima May 1, 1945 Hitler Commits Suicide Aug 5, 1945 Atomic Bomb is Dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Atomic Bomb is dropped on Nagasaki Aug 14, 1945 Japan joins Allied Forces