World War II Timeline By tessaleonguerrero Jan 1, 1922 Japan signs treaty with China to respect China's borders Jan 1, 1928 Japan signs Kellogg-Briand Pact renouncing war Jan 1, 1929 Great Depression Sep 1, 1931 Japan Army seized Manchuria Jan 1, 1933 Japan withdraws from the League of Nations Jan 1, 1935 U.S.begins passing the Neutrality Acts Mar 1, 1935 Hitler announces Germany will not obey Treaty of Versailles Oct 1, 1935 Mussolini ordered a massive invasion of Ethiopia Mar 1, 1936 Mussolini ordered a massive invasion of Ethiopia Jul 13, 1936 Spanish Civil War Oct 13, 1936 Italy and Germany make an alliance Nov 13, 1936 Germany made an agreement with Japan Jan 1, 1937 Japan invades China; full-scale war between Japan and China Jan 1, 1938 Germany annexed Austria Sep 1, 1938 Germany takes Sudetenland Sep 1, 1938 Munich Conference Jan 1, 1939 Republican Resistance collapsed Mar 1, 1939 Germany invades Czechoslovakia Apr 1, 1939 Italy invades Albania Aug 1, 1939 Leaders signed a nonaggression pact Aug 1, 1939 Stalin and Hitler signed a non-aggression pact Sep 3, 1939 France and Great Britain declare war on Germany Sep 14, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 17, 1939 Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland Mar 1, 1940 Stalin forced the Finns to accept his surrender terms Apr 1, 1940 Hitler launched a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway May 1, 1940 Germany invades Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembou Jun 14, 1940 Germans take Paris Jun 22, 1940 French leaders surrerndered to Germany Sep 1, 1940 Germany Luftwaffe begins bombing of British cities (Battle of Britain) Sep 1, 1940 Germany invades Egypt and seizes Suez Canal Mar 1, 1941 Hitler sends Rommel to help Italian troops in Egypt Apr 1, 1941 Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece Jun 1, 1941 Hitler invades Soviet Union Sep 4, 1941 German U-Boat fired on U.S. destroyer in the Atlantic Sep 8, 1941 German forces put Leningrad under siege Oct 2, 1941 Gernans try to take Moscow
