World War II Project By vbstudents\352607 Oct 22, 1922 Mussolini's March on Rome Period: Oct 22, 1922 to May 14, 1955 Timespan Oct 18, 1931 Japan Attacks Manchuria Aug 2, 1934 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany Period: Aug 2, 1934 to Apr 30, 1945 Hitler is in Office Oct 3, 1935 Italy Invades Ethiopia Jul 7, 1937 Japan invades China (Nanking) Mar 14, 1938 Germany Absorbs Austria Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War II Sep 29, 1939 Munich Crisis Jun 22, 1940 France Falls Oct 31, 1940 The Battle for Britain Jun 22, 1941 Germany Attacks the USSR Dec 7, 1941 Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Landings Jun 26, 1945 United Nations Charter is Written Aug 6, 1945 Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Nov 20, 1945 First War Crimes trials in Nuremberg Apr 3, 1948 Marshall Plan is Implemented Dec 10, 1948 UN Declaration of Human Rights Apr 4, 1949 NATO is Established May 14, 1955 Warsaw Pact Established