WWII By trevor dwyer Sep 18, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria Period: Sep 18, 1931 to Sep 2, 1945 WWII Jul 7, 1937 Japan invades China Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany Jun 10, 1940 Italy enters the war Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sigh the Tripartite Pact Mar 1, 1941 Bulgaria joins the Axis powers Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 U.S. declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany and its parteners declare war on the U.S. May 13, 1943 Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies Sep 9, 1943 the Allies land on the beaches near Naples Nov 6, 1943 Soviet troops liberate Kiev Jun 6, 1944 U.S. troops land on Normandy Oct 20, 1944 U.S. troops land in the Phillipeans Mar 7, 1945 U.S. cross the Rhine River Apr 30, 1945 Hitler committs suicide May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders to the allies May 9, 1945 Germany surrenders to the Soviets Aug 6, 1945 the U.S. drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders