World War II By Nun Yassin Sep 18, 1931 Japan invasion of Manchuri Sep 30, 1938 Munich Agreement Mar 15, 1939 Hitler invades Czechoslovakia Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War II Sep 21, 1939 Cash and Carry policy May 26, 1940 the evacuation from Dunkirk Jun 10, 1940 Italy enters war on the side of Axis Power Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain Mar 11, 1941 Lend lease act Jul 26, 1941 US froze all business with Japan Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Dec 9, 1941 Battle of Wake Island Apr 18, 1942 Doolittle raid on Tokyo Jun 6, 1942 Battle of Midway Nov 13, 1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 1943 Battle of Bulge May 11, 1943 Battle of Attu - May 11-30, 1943. Jun 6, 1944 D-day: the Allied troops under the command of General Dwight Eisenhower began the invasion of Europe 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Mar 10, 1945 Firebombing Raid on Tokyo May 2, 1945 VE Day - Germany surrendered Aug 6, 1945 1st atomic bombing on Japan -- HIROSHIMA Aug 9, 1945 2nd atomic bombing of Japan-- NAGASAKI Oct 24, 1945 UN formed 1948 Marshall plan Apr 4, 1949 NATO formed