World War II By s2128082@online.houstonisd.org Sep 18, 1931 Japan Invaded Manchuria Apr 20, 1933 Adolf Hitler rise to power Jan 26, 1934 Germany signed a non-aggression pact with Russia Aug 31, 1935 US Neutrality Act Oct 5, 1937 FDR quarantine speech Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 WWII Mar 11, 1941 Lend lease Act May 9, 1941 Us gets Enigma machine Jun 22, 1941 Hitler invades the Soviet Union Jul 26, 1941 US stops Supplying Japan Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Dec 11, 1941 US enters war 1942 America & Britian invaded North America 1942 Started on Atomic Bomb Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Jun 6, 1944 D-day Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Apr 30, 1945 Hitler dies May 2, 1945 Germany surrenders Aug 6, 1945 The bomb is dropped (Hiroshima) Aug 9, 1945 The bomb is dropped again Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders 1948 Marshall Plan Apr 4, 1949 NATO offers Western Europe security 1950 Cold War global conflict