World War II timeline.

Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1922

Fascist Party rises to power in Italy
Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1923

Nazi Party rises to power in Germany
Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1929

Japan, lacking land and natural resources, becomes land-hungry and looks to establish an empire
Jan 1, 1922

Mussolivi is appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Nov 1, 1923

Hitler tries to overthrow German govergment, but fails and is imprisoned
Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1939

Japan's economy worsens as a result of the Great Depression
Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1931

Japan's army seizes Manchuria (northern China)
Period: Jan 1, 1932 to Dec 31, 1936

Japans military takes over government
Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Jan 31, 1933

Nazi Party is the largest poilitical party in Germany's Reichstag and Hitler ecomes head of the German state
Period: Oct 1, 1935 to Oct 31, 1935

Mussolivi and Italy invade Ethiopia
Period: Jan 1, 1936 to Dec 31, 1936

Hitler signs an alliance with Mussolini, forming the Axis Powers
Mar 9, 1936

German troops invade the Rhineland
Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Dec 31, 1938

FDR moves American Pacific fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor
Period: Mar 1, 1938 to Mar 31, 1938

Hitler annexes Austria
Sep 1, 1938

Hitler demands the Sudentenland; Britain and France agree in the Muich Conference
Mar 1, 1939

Hitler annexes Czechslovakia
Mar 31, 1939

Britain and France pledge supposrt to Poland in the event that it is invaded by Germany
Sep 1, 1939

Hitler invades Poland- Blitzkrieg
Sep 3, 1939

France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940

Japan controls most of eastern China
Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940

America First Committee forms to fight for American isolationism
Apr 9, 1940

Sitzkrieg ends-Germany attacks Denmark and Norway
May 10, 1940

Germany launches Blitzkrieg on Belgium
Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Jun 17, 1940

German troops enter Paris and France surrenders
Sep 1, 1940

Japan allies with Germany and Italy-Tripartite Pact
Sep 1, 1940

Confress authorizes the first peacetime draft in the nation's history-Selective Service Act
Nov 4, 1940

Roosevelt is reelected to a third term
Period: Dec 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940

German begins bombing England/Battle of Britain
Mar 1, 1941

Lend-Lease Act
Apr 1, 1941

Japan signs neutrality pact with Soviet Union
Period: Jun 1, 1941 to Aug 31, 1941

America passes a series of Neutrality Acts saying that the US would withhold weapons and loans from all nations at war
Period: Jun 1, 1941 to Aug 31, 1941

Japanese forces occupy Indochine; US freezes Japan's American assets and cuts off trade
Nov 25, 1941

Japanese fleet begins moving toward Wouteast Asia; US demands that Japan withdraw from Tripartite Pact
Period: Dec 1, 1941 to Dec 31, 1941

German raids on England end
Dec 7, 1941

American military base, Pearl Harbor, is attacked by Japanese warplanes; 7:00 am
Dec 8, 1941

United States declares war on Japan
Dec 11, 1941

Germany and Italy delcare war on the United States

Fascist Party rises to power in Italy

Nazi Party rises to power in Germany

Japan, lacking land and natural resources, becomes land-hungry and looks to establish an empire

Mussolivi is appointed Prime Minister of Italy

Hitler tries to overthrow German govergment, but fails and is imprisoned

Japan's economy worsens as a result of the Great Depression

Japan's army seizes Manchuria (northern China)

Japans military takes over government

Nazi Party is the largest poilitical party in Germany's Reichstag and Hitler ecomes head of the German state

Mussolivi and Italy invade Ethiopia

Hitler signs an alliance with Mussolini, forming the Axis Powers

German troops invade the Rhineland

FDR moves American Pacific fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor

Hitler annexes Austria

Hitler demands the Sudentenland; Britain and France agree in the Muich Conference

Hitler annexes Czechslovakia

Britain and France pledge supposrt to Poland in the event that it is invaded by Germany

Hitler invades Poland- Blitzkrieg

France and Great Britain declare war on Germany

Japan controls most of eastern China

America First Committee forms to fight for American isolationism

Sitzkrieg ends-Germany attacks Denmark and Norway

Germany launches Blitzkrieg on Belgium

German troops enter Paris and France surrenders

Japan allies with Germany and Italy-Tripartite Pact

Confress authorizes the first peacetime draft in the nation's history-Selective Service Act

Roosevelt is reelected to a third term

German begins bombing England/Battle of Britain

Lend-Lease Act

Japan signs neutrality pact with Soviet Union

America passes a series of Neutrality Acts saying that the US would withhold weapons and loans from all nations at war

Japanese forces occupy Indochine; US freezes Japan's American assets and cuts off trade

Japanese fleet begins moving toward Wouteast Asia; US demands that Japan withdraw from Tripartite Pact

German raids on England end

American military base, Pearl Harbor, is attacked by Japanese warplanes; 7:00 am

United States declares war on Japan

Germany and Italy delcare war on the United States