World War II By smithc Sep 18, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor Oct 3, 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia Mar 7, 1936 Hitler "demilitarizes" Rhineland May 24, 1936 Civil war in Spain Mar 18, 1938 Germany Annexes Austria Mar 20, 1939 Germany invades Poland Jun 26, 1940 Germany invades Belgium Feb 12, 1941 Germany invades Russia Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor
