World War II By s1761814 Oct 31, 1922 Benito Mussolini became a fascist leader in Italy Sep 18, 1931 Japan invaded and conquered Manchuria Jan 3, 1933 Adolf Hitler became the leader of Nazi germany Aug 31, 1935 The Neutrality Act was passed for US ship to avoid exporting on foreign countries at war Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland leading to WWII Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War II Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britian: Royal Air Force against Germans Air Force Mar 11, 1941 FDR proposed the Lend Lease Act to lease USA supported war materials to nations Jul 26, 1941 The US seized Japan's assets Nov 8, 1941 US and Britain invade North Africa Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor: Japanese Attack in Hawaii Apr 18, 1942 Doolittle Raid on Tokyo: Doolittle's Plan Jun 4, 1942 The Battle of Midway: Turning point of war in the Pacific Jun 6, 1944 D-Day-- the Allied troops under the command of General Dwight Eisenhower began the invasion of Europe Aug 15, 1944 Operation Dragoon: Allied invasion and liberation of southern France Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge: Germans attacked the allies in Ardennes region Feb 19, 1945 The Battle of Iwo Jima: The bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history Mar 10, 1945 Firebombing Raid of Tokyo: Worst death toll Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 Division of Germany Aug 6, 1945 US nuked Hiroshima Sep 2, 1945 Occupation of japan Mar 20, 1946 The Japanese Interment ends