World War II By pjsantry Jan 30, 1939 Hitler threatens Jews during Reichstag speech. Hitler threatens Jews during Reichstag speech. Period: Jan 30, 1939 to Nov 20, 1945 War Period Aug 25, 1939 Britain and Poland sign a Mutual Assistance Treaty. Sep 1, 1939 Nazis Invade Poland Sep 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany; Battle of the Atlantic begins. Sep 17, 1939 Soviets Invade Poland Nov 8, 1939 Assassination attempt on Hitler fails. Nov 30, 1939 Soviets attack Finland Apr 9, 1940 Nazis invade Denmark and Norway. May 10, 1940 Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister. Jun 10, 1940 Norway surrenders to the Nazis; Italy declares war on Britain and France. Sep 13, 1940 Italians invade Egypt. Sep 16, 1940 United States military conscription bill passed. Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece. Nov 5, 1940 Roosevelt re-elected as U.S. president. Apr 3, 1941 Pro-Axis regime set up in Iraq. Jun 14, 1941 United States freezes German and Italian assets in America. Jul 26, 1941 Roosevelt freezes Japanese assets in United States and suspends relations. Dec 8, 1941 United States and Britain declare war on Japan. Dec 11, 1941 Hitler declares war on the United States. Jun 1, 1942 Mass murder of Jews by gassing begins at Auschwitz. Aug 17, 1942 First all-American air attack in Europe. Jan 27, 1943 First bombing raid by Americans on Germany (at Wilhelmshaven). Feb 2, 1943 Germans surrender at Stalingrad in the first big defeat of Hitler's armies. Aug 4, 1944 August 4, 1944 - Anne Frank and family arrested by the Gestapo in Amsterdam, Holland. Jan 26, 1945 Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz. Oct 24, 1945 United Nations is born.
