World War II - Holocaust Part 2 By eatgrandma Sep 13, 1940 Italians invade Egypt Sep 16, 1940 U.S. reinstates the draft Sep 27, 1940 An defensive military alliance agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan Oct 3, 1940 Vichy France passes it's own version of the Nuremberg Laws. Oct 7, 1940 Nazis invade Romania Oct 12, 1940 Germans postpone Operation Sea Lion until spring 1941 Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece Nov 5, 1940 Roosevelt is re-elected as U.S. president Nov 15, 1940 The Warsaw ghetto is sealed off. No one can enter or leave the ghetto. Nov 22, 1940 Greeks defeat the Italian 9th Army Nov 30, 1940 Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia become Nazi Allies. Nov 30, 1940 The Krakow ghetto in Poland is sealed off with over 70,000 Jews inside Dec 9, 1940 British begin a western desert offensive in North Africa against the Italians. 40,000 Italian prisoners are taken. December 9-10