World War II By tomboylx531 Sep 19, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria Jun 30, 1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor Sep 15, 1935 Nuremberg laws Issued Oct 1, 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland May 10, 1940 France Invaded by Germany Jun 22, 1940 France Surrenders to Germany Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Period: Jun 4, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 Battle of Midway Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 27, 1942 First battle of El Alamien Period: Aug 23, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 4, 1942 Second battle of El Alamien Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945 Iwo Jima Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits Suicide Aug 6, 1945 Bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Bomb dropped on Nagasaki