World War II Timeline by Brittney Smith By BrittneyAnnSmith Sep 1, 1939 World War II Starts Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France Declare War Nov 3, 1939 Congress Lifts Aid Embargo Apr 1, 1940 Hitler Seizes Low Countries May 16, 1940 Roosevelt Increases Defense Spending Jun 10, 1940 Italy Attacks France Jul 26, 1940 U.S Withholds Gas from Japan Sep 3, 1940 Roosevelt Aids Britain Sep 25, 1940 U.S Extends Japanese Embargo Sep 27, 1940 Japan Joins Axis Oct 29, 1940 Draftees to Camps Dec 29, 1940 Arsenal Of Democracy Jan 6, 1941 Lend-Lease Program Mar 30, 1941 U.S Seizes Axis Ships May 15, 1941 Robin Moor Jun 16, 1941 Axis COnsulates Closed Jun 22, 1941 Germany Invades Saviet Union Jun 24, 1941 US Vida Soviets Jul 7, 1941 US Defends Iceland Aug 9, 1941 Roosevelt and Churchill Draft Atlantic Charter Aug 17, 1941 Roosevelt Warns Japanese Sep 4, 1941 Greer Oct 17, 1941 U.S.S Kearny Nov 3, 1941 Japanese DEcide to Attack Sep 2, 1945 End of World War II