World War II by Kacie Gann By kaciegann Sep 18, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria May 10, 1936 Fascit Italy invades Ethiopia Oct 25, 1936 Germnay and Italy sign a treaty of cooperation Nov 1, 1936 the Rome-Berlin Axis is announced Jul 17, 1937 Japan invades China which innitiates the War in the Pacific Apr 7, 1939 Italy invades Albania Jul 10, 1939 Allies take control of Sicily Aug 23, 1939 Nazi Germany and Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland which innitiates the war in Europe Sep 3, 1939 Great Britian and France declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 the soviet union invades poland Dec 8, 1941 The US declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Axis Powers declares war on the US Dec 17, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor Jun 4, 1944 Allied troops liberated Rome Oct 20, 1944 US lands in the Philipines Mar 7, 1945 US troops cross the Rhine River Apr 16, 1945 Soviets launch theri final offensive encircling Berlin May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders to the western Allies May 9, 1945 Germany surrenders to the Soviets Aug 6, 1945 the US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 8, 1945 Soviet Union declares war on Japan Aug 9, 1945 The US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders ending World War II Apr 30, 2014 Hitler commits suicide