WWII By Haley Arp Nov 11, 1918 WWI ends 1922 Mussolini Comes to power Period: 1929 to 1939 Great Depression 1935 Nuremberg Laws Instated 1938 Germany Gets the Sudetenland Sep 30, 1938 Munich Agreement Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht Aug 23, 1939 USSR non-agression pact Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Oct 30, 1939 Invasion of Poland Sep 3, 1939 Allies (France and GB) declare war Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 25, 1940 Invasion of France Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 Battle of Britain 1941 Japans Dictator Comes To Power 1941 Japan begins to expand 1941 The Holocaust begins Period: 1941 to May 8, 1945 The Holocaust Period: Jun 22, 1941 to Dec 5, 1941 Invasion of Russia Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor is bombed by the Japanese Dec 8, 1941 US joins the war Period: Jun 4, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 Battle of Midway Pacific Battle Period: Jul 23, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad Europe battle 1943 Chinas Dictator Comes To Power Jun 6, 1944 D-Day, Normandy Major battle in Europe Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Pacific battle Apr 30, 1945 Hitler kills himself May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders (VE day) Jul 17, 1945 Potsdam declaration Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima is bombed by the US Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki is bombed Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders (VJ day)