WWII Timeline By DeeJ30 Oct 10, 1911 Xinhai Revolution in China The overthrow of China's ruling Qing Dynasty. Jul 12, 1912 Emperor Puyi steps down as last Qing Emperor of China. Nov 8, 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President of the United States for the first time. Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany Aug 19, 1934 Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany. Oct 16, 1934 Chinese Communists engage in the Long March Mar 16, 1935 Adolf Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by ordering military conscription May 9, 1936 Mussolini Invades Ethiopia Apr 26, 1937 Bombing of Guernica, Spain Jun 11, 1937 Stalin begins his purge of dissenters. Dec 9, 1937 Japan Invades Nanking, China Mar 12, 1938 Germany announces ‘Anschluss’ with Austria. Sep 29, 1938 Britain, France, and Russia appease Germany at the Munich Conference. Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht begins. Mar 15, 1939 Czechoslovakia taken by Nazi’s as appeasement from Britain and France. May 22, 1939 Nazis sign 'Pact of Steel' with Italy If there was a war there would be mutual assistance between the countries. Aug 23, 1939 Nazis and Soviets sign non-aggression Pact. Sep 1, 1939 Britain declares war on Germany. Sep 5, 1939 United States proclaims neutrality. Sep 17, 1939 Germany Invades Poland May 10, 1940 Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain begins. Aug 23, 1940 German air raid on Central London Sep 27, 1940 Tripartite (Axis) Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan Jun 22, 1941 Germany attacks the Soviet Union. Sep 3, 1941 Nazi’s first experimental use of gas chambers at Auschwitz. Dec 7, 1941 Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. Dec 8, 1941 United States and Britain declare war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany declares war on the United States. Aug 8, 1945 Japan Invades Manchuria
