World War II By omaris Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Jan 1, 1945 World War II Jan 1, 1931 Japan Seized Manchuria in pursuit of the Western Powers Jan 1, 1931 Trouble in Spain began Jan 1, 1935 Italy invaded Ethiopis Jan 1, 1936 Italy fully conqured Ethiopia Jan 1, 1936 Hitler sent troops into the demiliterized Rhineland bordering France Jan 1, 1936 Francisco Franco led a revolt Jan 1, 1937 Japanese armies overran much of eastern China Starting the second Sino-Japanese War Jan 1, 1937 US Congress passed a series of Neutrality Acts Apr 1, 1937 air raid on Guernica Mar 1, 1938 Hitler was ready to engineer the Anschluss Sep 1, 1938 Munich Conference Jan 1, 1939 Franco triumphed Mar 1, 1939 Hitler broke his promises and gobbled up the rest of Czechoslovakia Aug 1, 1939 Hitler announced a nonagression pact Sep 1, 1939 German forces invaded poland Jun 22, 1940 French signed the surrender documents Sep 1, 1940 Mussolini ordered forces from Italy's North African colony Jun 1, 1941 Hitler nullified the Nazi-Soviet Pact Jul 1, 1942 Nazis began sending polish jews to Treblinka
