World War II By davistgod Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany Mar 3, 1935 Hitler pledges to undo the treaty of versailles Oct 1, 1936 Germany, Italy, japan, form pact known as axis powers Oct 6, 1936 Italy invades Ethiopia Mar 13, 1938 Germany annexes austria Mar 14, 1938 Germany breaks the munich agreement and occupies the rest of Czech lands Sep 29, 1938 Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich Agreement. Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the Soviet union sign the nazi-soviet pact, dividing eastern europe into spheres of influence Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 Honoring their support of poland, Great britain and France declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 soviet union invades poland Sep 17, 1939 Phony War Apr 1, 1940 Auschwitz Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway Jun 22, 1940 France falls and Germany controls Paris Jul 16, 1940 Operation sea lion Sep 1, 1940 North african compaign Sep 17, 1940 Britain defeats Germany in Operation Sea lion May 10, 1941 Battle of Britain ends Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the soviet union Nov 10, 1941 Kristallnacht Dec 7, 1941 japan attacks pearl harbor Jun 7, 1942 battle of midway ends Aug 7, 1942 battle of gaudacanal Aug 23, 1942 battle of stalingrad Jun 6, 1944 D-DAY May 7, 1945 germany surrenders Aug 6, 1945 hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 japan surrenders