World War II Time Line By Keyz89 Oct 31, 1922 Mussolini Comes to Power Period: Oct 31, 1922 to Dec 31, 1945 World War II Sep 19, 1931 Japan incades Manchuria and created Manchukuo Mar 7, 1933 Due to Japanese militar build-up, FDR calls for largest peacetime naval construction Apr 4, 1933 60,000 fled Germany, Austria, Italy for U.S. May 4, 1933 FDR calls for largest peacetime naval construction Aug 1, 1935 Army enlarged Sep 11, 1935 Attacked Italian Somalia and Ethiopia Apr 3, 1936 Japan joined Germany and Italy's pledge to resist Communist International Feb 13, 1937 Neutrality Act:Cash and CArry of nonmilitary goods bough from U.S. by nations at war Jul 3, 1937 Japan declared war on China, rape of Nanking ???? Apr 4, 1938 Hitler expelling Jews from Germany, Austria Jul 4, 1938 60,000 fewer refugees allowed in than law allowed Jul 6, 1938 Navy and Air Force Nov 4, 1938 Japan rejected US's Open Door in China Dec 18, 1938 American soldiers sfought in Spanish Civil War with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Jan 2, 1939 Neutrality Act updated, budget established to explore atomic power May 7, 1940 Start of Happy Time Jun 10, 1940 Italy declares war on Allies, attacked France Jun 10, 1940 Research partnerships between civilian & military science, defense budget exploded Jul 1, 1940 Pro-Expansionist Gov't and Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere Jul 15, 1940 Began oil embargo against Japan Sep 9, 1940 Traded bases for naval destroyers with G.B.; Selective Service ACt; restricted iron & scrap metals to Japan; Flying Tigers & Planes to China Oct 1, 1940 End of research partnerships between civilian & military science Jan 1, 1941 End of refugees allowed in than law allowed Jan 2, 1941 General Tojo becomes Prime Minister Mar 1, 1941 Lend-Lease with G.B.; U.S. troops to Greenland, air & nvacal patrols, "national emergency" May 1, 1941 End of Lend-Lease with G.B. May 7, 1941 Battle of the Atlantic May 7, 1941 End of Happy Time Jul 1, 1941 Japanasaes into French Indochina Jul 4, 1941 Tripartite Pact: Mutual Assistance Aug 1, 1941 Japan warned against more expansion Sep 10, 1941 Sent troops to Iceland; frozen Japanese assets, severely reduced Japanese oil shipments Oct 4, 1941 Reuben James sunk by u-boat; Soviets eligible for lend lease Nov 29, 1941 U.S. knew that Japan was planning attack, but not where; approved arming of merchant ships Dec 8, 1941 American declares war on Japan after Pearl Harbor is attacked Dec 8, 1941 America declares war on Japan after Pearl Harbor is attacked Apr 6, 1942 Bataan Death March May 5, 1942 Battle of Coral Sea May 22, 1942 End of Bataan Death March Jun 23, 1942 Battle of Midway Nov 9, 1942 Operation Torch Dec 6, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad Jan 1, 1943 Casablanca meeting of Churchill & FDR May 2, 1943 End of Battle of Stalingrad May 6, 1943 Japanese attack American airfields Jul 9, 1943 Encourage Italians to depose Mussolini Jul 9, 1943 Britian bombs Hamburg, Germany Nov 2, 1943 Tehran, Iran metting of churchill, FDR & Stalin Jan 11, 1944 FDR creates War refugee Board Feb 1, 1944 Nimitz captures Gilbert & Marshall islands Mar 9, 1944 U.S. fire-bombs Tokyo Jun 6, 1944 D-Day on Normandy Beachces Oct 20, 1944 MacArthur returns to Philippines Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Dec 17, 1944 Malmedy, Belguim- U.S. P.O.Ws murdered by Germans Feb 14, 1945 U.S. carpet-bombs cities Mar 7, 1945 U.S. troops into Germany, Russians coming from East Apr 7, 1945 Germans remain in Italy Apr 8, 1945 High U.S. casualties on Okinawa- affects U.S. future plans May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders Aug 5, 1945 V-J Day Aug 6, 1945 Truman drops bomb, Enola GAy dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima Aug 14, 1945 Fat man dropped on Nagasaki Aug 14, 1945 Japan surrenders
