WORLD WAR II By rrosas02 Nov 9, 1921 Fascist Party founded by Benito Mussolini Founded by Benito Mussolini Nov 8, 1923 Hitler Jailed Jan 21, 1924 Stalin comes to power after Lenin's death Sep 19, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria Mar 23, 1933 Hitler comes to power Nov 25, 1936 Japan signs an anticomminism pact with Germany Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks Poland!! Sep 3, 1939 WWII Starts Apr 9, 1940 Germany takes over Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Germany invades France Sep 2, 1940 Japan forms an alliance with Germany Sep 2, 1940 Japan forms alliance with Germany Oct 16, 1941 General Hideki Tojo takes control of Japan Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor Apr 18, 1942 16 American bombers attack Tokyo May 13, 1943 Rommel's forces defeated Jul 10, 1943 Italy invades Sicily Jun 5, 1944 The fall of Rome Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Invasion Jul 27, 1944 Douglas Macarthur returns to the Phillipines Nov 7, 1944 FDR wins an unpecedented election Feb 20, 1945 Iwo Jima Apr 7, 1945 Okinawa Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies Harry Truman takes over Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 VE Day Jul 26, 1945 Americans demanded Japan to surrender or ''prompt an utter attack'' Aug 6, 1945 Americans bomb Hiroshima (atomic bomb) Aug 8, 1945 Soviets join the war against Japan Aug 9, 1945 Americans bomb Nagasaki (2nd Atomic Bomb) Aug 15, 1945 Emperor Hirochito surrenders over the radio Sep 2, 1945 Japanese surrender on USS Missouri
