WWII Events

Rape of Nanjing

Dec 1, 1937

Massacres in Japan lasting from December 1937 to March 1938

Hitler seizes Austria

Mar 12, 1938

German troops invade Austria, Hitler announces Austria as a part of the German Reich

Blitzkrieg of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland, used "blitzkrieg" (lightening war) as a military tactic

Roosevelt's 3rd Term

Jan 21, 1941

FDR elected as president 3rd term

Attack of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan attacks U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This led to America entering WWII