WWII Timeline By hotshotguy97@live.com Sep 18, 1931 Japan takes over Manchuria Nov 8, 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President in U.S Jan 30, 1933 Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany Mar 25, 1933 Adolf Hitler siezes power in Germany Oct 21, 1933 Germany withdraws from League of Nations Aug 2, 1934 Hindenburg dies Hitler gains full control of government Oct 5, 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia Jul 17, 1936 Spanish Civil War begins Nov 3, 1936 F D R 2nd election Apr 1, 1939 End of spanish civil War Sep 1, 1939 Nazi Germany invades poland Sep 1, 1939 Begin of WW2 Sep 3, 1939 France declares war Nov 5, 1940 F D R 3rd term Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Soviet union Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 U.S enters War Dec 11, 1941 Germany & Italy declare war on U.S Jun 6, 1944 Allies troops attack Nazi Germany of Normandy Jun 6, 1944 D DAY Apr 12, 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt Death Apr 12, 1945 Truman became President May 7, 1945 German government surrounders May 8, 1945 Gremany surrenders Sep 2, 1945 surrender of Empire of Japan Sep 2, 1945 End of WWII
