World War II By Caitlyn Hornbogen Jan 30, 1921 Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party Oct 1, 1922 Benito Mussolini is appointed as the Prime Minister of Italy (i don't know the exact day) Jan 1, 1929 Josef Stalin is now the sole dictator of the Soviet Union (the exact date is unknown) Jan 1, 1931 Japans army seizes Manchuria, China Mar 21, 1933 Hitler is named Chancler of Germany Jan 1, 1935 The Neutrality Acts are passed by US congress Jan 1, 1935 Italian army invades Ethiopia in Africa Jan 1, 1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Treaty of Versailles Jan 1, 1936 Millitarist take control of the Japanese government Jan 1, 1937 Japans army pillages Nanjang, China; massacre a quarter of a million people Jan 1, 1938 Munich pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany Jan 1, 1938 Nazis start rounding up Jews for labor camps Jan 1, 1939 Nazi-Soviet pact signed by Hitler and Stalin Sep 1, 1939 Nazis invade Poland; Britan and France declare war on Germany Jan 1, 1940 Nazis invade Denmark , Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium and take control Jan 1, 1940 Germany invades France and forces it to control Jan 1, 1940 Battle of Britian- Royale Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island Jan 1, 1940 First time of a Peace time draft in U.S.A Jan 1, 1941 Hitler breaks the pact with Stalins Russia and invades USSR, which now joins with England in fighting The Germans Jan 1, 1941 Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter Jan 1, 1941 Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia) Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air Forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US- Dec 9th Jan 1, 1942 Philippines fall to Japanese - Bataan Death March Jan 1, 1942 Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific Jul 1, 1942 Russians stop Nazi advance at Stlingrad and save Moscow Jan 1, 1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian forces in North Africa Jan 1, 1943 Zoot Suit Riots - Los Angeles, CA Jul 1, 1943 Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister Jun 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies Aug 1, 1944 Paris retaken by Allied Forces Dec 1, 1944 Battle of the Bulge- last offensive German forces Jan 1, 1945 US forces return to recapture the Philipines Apr 16, 1945 FDR dies, Harry S. Trumen becomes pesident May 8, 1945 V.E Day, war ends in Europe Aug 1, 1945 First Atomic bombs dropped Aug 14, 1945 V.J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces Jan 1, 1946 War crimes trials held in Nuremburg, Manilla, and Tokyo
