WW2 By JLumbreras Jul 7, 1937 Japan invaded China 1938 Hitler invades Czechoslovakia Sep 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland Sep 1, 1939 German invades Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 Nov 4, 1939 The Neutrality Act of 1939 1940 United States began to provide military supplies May 10, 1940 Blitzkrieg Sep 7, 1940 Battle of Britain Mar 11, 1941 Lend Lease Policy Jun 22, 1941 The Soviet Union launched offensive against Germany Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941 Pacific War Bombing Dec 8, 1941 America declares war on Japan Dec 8, 1941 Battle of Wake Island Feb 19, 1942 Roosevelt issues Executive Order 9066 May 4, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Oct 23, 1942 Battle of El Alamein May 11, 1943 Battle of Attu . Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference Feb 23, 1945 US marines raise the flag over Iwo Jima May 2, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 2, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 Germany Surrenders Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrender unconditionally Feb 10, 1947 Paris peace treaty Jul 2, 1954 The Johnson Act Jul 16, 1956 Treaty of San Francisco