World War II By pattersonwd2 Sep 18, 1931 Japan begin takeover of Manchuria, which is later renamed Manchukuo. Japan begin takeover of Manchuria, which is later renamed Manchukuo. Nov 8, 1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) is elected president of the United States. Jan 30, 1933 Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor of Germany. Mar 5, 1933 FDR implements the beginning of the New Deal with the Hundred Days Apr 7, 1934 Several thousand Americans attend a pro-Nazi rally in Queens. New York. Jul 31, 1934 In Germany, 30,000 are now interned. Sep 5, 1935 In Germany, the first Nuremberg Laws are passed revoking citizenship from Jews and prohibiting them from marrying non-Jews. Jul 17, 1936 Spanish Civil War begins Nov 25, 1936 Japan and Germany sign Anti-Comiterm Pact. Oct 5, 1937 FDRs Quarantine Speech calls for international cooperation against aggression. Nov 25, 1937 Germany signs military agreement with Japan. Apr 21, 1938 Jews eliminated from the economy in Germany. Their assets can be seized. Aug 23, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact announced in Moscow. Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland from the west. Oct 8, 1939 In Poland, the process of moving the Jewish population into ghettos begins. Apr 9, 1940 German troops invade Denmark and Norway. Apr 14, 1940 British forces land in Norway. Apr 13, 1941 Germans occupy Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Russo-Japanese neutrality pact signed. Dec 27, 1941 Rationing in the United States begins with auto tires. Apr 18, 1942 The United States first attacks the Japanese by air. May 13, 1943 German surrender in Tunisia. Jan 22, 1944 Allied landings south of Rome in Anzio Feb 4, 1945 Americans enter Manila: Yalta Conference Apr 20, 1945 Americans capture Nuremberg. Aug 5, 1945 Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima.