Index

WWII Time Line

  • Japan signd treaty with China to respect China's borders

    Japan signd treaty with China to respect China's borders
  • Japan signs Kellogg-Briand Pact renouncing war

    Japan signs Kellogg-Briand Pact renouncing war
  • Great Depression struck

    Great Depression struck
  • Japanese army seized Manchuria

    Japanese army seized Manchuria
  • Japan withdraws from League of Nations

    Japan withdraws from League of Nations
  • U.S. begins passing the Neutrality Acts

    U.S. begins passing the Neutrality Acts
  • Hitler announces Germany will not obey the Treaty of Versailles

    Hitler announces Germany will not obey the Treaty of Versailles
  • Italy invades Ethiopia (Spanish Civil War)

    Italy invades Ethiopia (Spanish Civil War)
  • German troops move to Rhineland

    German troops move to Rhineland
  • Spanish Civil War

    Spanish Civil War
  • Italy and Germany make an alliance

    Italy and Germany make an alliance
  • Germany made an agreement with Japan

    Germany made an agreement with Japan
  • Japan invades China; full-scale war between Japan and China

    Japan invades China; full-scale war between Japan and China
  • Germany annexes Austria

    Germany annexes Austria
  • Germany takes Sudetenland

    Germany takes Sudetenland
  • Munich Conference

    Munich Conference
  • Republican resistance collapsed

    Republican resistance collapsed
  • Germany invades Czechoslovakia

    Germany invades Czechoslovakia
  • Italy invades Albania

    Italy invades Albania
  • Stalin and Hitler sign a non-aggression pact

    Stalin and Hitler sign a non-aggression pact
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland
  • France & Great Britain declares war on Germany

    France & Great Britain declares war on Germany
  • Germany invades Poland, Lithunia, Lativa, Estonia, and Finland

    Germany invades Poland, Lithunia, Lativa, Estonia, and Finland
  • Stalin forced the Finns to accept his surrender terms

    Stalin forced the Finns to accept his surrender terms
  • Hitler invades Denmark and Norway

    Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
  • Germany invades Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

    Germany invades Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
  • Germany takes Paris

    Germany takes Paris
  • France surrenders to Germany

    France surrenders to Germany
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
  • Germany invades Egypt & seizes Suez Canal

    Germany invades Egypt & seizes Suez Canal
  • Hitler sends Rommel to help Italian troops in Egypt

    Hitler sends Rommel to help Italian troops in Egypt
  • Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece

    Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece
  • Germany invades the Soviet Union

    Germany invades the Soviet Union
  • German U-boat sinks U.S. destroyer

    German U-boat sinks U.S. destroyer
  • German forces put Leningrad under siege

    German forces put Leningrad under siege
  • Germans try to take Moscow

    Germans try to take Moscow