WWII By wangsa1 Period: 1925 to 1945 Mussolini-Dictator of Italy Period: 1926 to 1947 Reign of Hirohito Period: Oct 29, 1929 to 1933 Great Depression Period: 1934 to 1935 Mao Zedong Leads the Long March 1935 Mao Zedong Becomes the Leader of the CCP Sep 15, 1935 Nuremberg Laws Enacted Mar 7, 1936 Germany Invades the Rhineland Mar 12, 1938 Germany annexes Austria Sep 30, 1938 Munich Agreement Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht Period: 1939 to 1945 WWII Aug 23, 1939 German-Soviet Nonagression Pact Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 Allies Declare War Apr 19, 1940 Germany conquers Denmark and Norway Jun 1, 1940 Germany Invades France Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 Battle of Britain (Blue) 1941 Japan Begins to Expand Period: 1941 to 1945 Holocaust (Blue) Jun 22, 1941 Germany Invades USSR Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 U.S. Enters War Period: May 4, 1942 to May 8, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea (Red) Period: Jun 4, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 Battle of Midway (Red) Period: Aug 23, 1942 to Feb 3, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad (Blue) Jun 6, 1944 D-day Invasion (Normandy France) Jun 19, 1944 Battle of the Philippines Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of the Buldge (Blue) Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima (Red) Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 22, 1945 Battle of Okinawa (Red) May 7, 1945 Germany Surrenders Jul 26, 1945 Potsdam Declaration Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki Aug 14, 1945 Japan Surrenders