WWII By leedlefrids Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Jan 1, 1950 WWII Jan 24, 1924 stalin comes to power Sep 19, 1931 japan invades Manchuria Oct 3, 1935 italy invades Ethiopia Sep 21, 1936 Franco comes to power Sep 30, 1938 Munich agreement Aug 23, 1939 stalin/hitler sign non-agression pact Jan 6, 1941 FDR's four essentials freedom speech Mar 11, 1941 lend lease act Aug 14, 1941 atlantic charter Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 U.S declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 U.S declares war on germany Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Dec 16, 1944 battle of the bulge starts Apr 12, 1945 FDR diea May 8, 1945 V-E Day