World War II Timeline Mariah Williford By Mariah_Ashley98 Jan 30, 1933 Hindenburg appoints Hilter chancellor of Germany Hindenburg appoints Hilter chancellor of Germany Mar 25, 1933 Hitler seizes power in Germany. Hindenburg's population decreases Mar 31, 1933 Japan leaves the League of Nations. Nazi Germany had withdrawn earlier in the year. Oct 21, 1933 Germany withdraws from the League of Nations Dec 5, 1933 21st Amendment to the Constitution ends Prohibiton. Apr 7, 1934 Several thousand Americans attend a pro-Nazi rally in Queens, New York Apr 25, 1934 Germany passes law restriciting college enrollment of Jews. Jul 31, 1934 In Germany, 30,000 are now interned Aug 2, 1934 Hitler assumes the presidency of Germany when Hindenburg dies and thus gains full control of the government Sep 5, 1935 In Germany, the first Nurember Laws are passed revoking citizenship form Jews and prohibiting them form marrying non-Jews. Oct 22, 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia Jul 17, 1936 Spanish Civil War begins Aug 1, 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Nazi's disguise outward signs of anti-Semitism August 1-16, 1936 Aug 21, 1937 Japan invades China Nov 25, 1937 Germany signs military agreement with Japan Jan 21, 1938 Romanian Jews are stripped of their citizenship Apr 21, 1938 Jews eliminated from the economy in Germany. Their assets can be seized. Sep 1, 1939 World War 2 started Sep 5, 1939 The United States declares its neutrality Jun 10, 1940 Italy declares war on Britain and France Jan 10, 1941 Soviet Union renews pact with Germany Apr 7, 1943 Alled offensive in Northern Tunisia April 7-30, 1943 Mar 22, 1944 Japanese invade India Jun 4, 1944 Allies occupy Rome Sep 3, 1944 Brussels liberated by Allied forces from German occupation Oct 4, 1944 Allied forces land in Greece Aug 6, 1945 The United States drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan Aug 9, 1945 The United States drops the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 ended
