WWll by ADAM TRAUTSCH By msdederich Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1922 Fascist party rises to power in Italy Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1923 Nazi Party rises to power in Germany Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 30, 1929 Japan, lacking land and natural resources, becomes land-hungry and looks to establish an empire Mar 8, 1922 Mussolini is appointed Prime Minister of Italy Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 30, 1939 Japan's economy worsens as an result of the Great Depression Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 30, 1936 Japan's military takes over government Mar 9, 1931 Japan's army seizes Manchuria Jan 1, 1933 Nazi Party is the largest political party in Germany's Reihstag and Hitler becomes head of the German state Mar 9, 1935 America passes a series of Neutrality Acts saying that the US would withhold weapons and loans from all nations Oct 10, 1935 Mussolini and Italy invade Ethiopia Mar 9, 1936 German troops invade Rhineland Mar 9, 1936 Hitler signs alliance with Mussolini, forming the axis power Mar 9, 1938 Hitler annexes Austria Mar 9, 1938 FDR moves Ammerican Pacific fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor Sep 9, 1938 Hitler demands the Sudetenland; Britain and France agree in the Munich Conference Mar 9, 1939 Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia Mar 31, 1939 Britain and France pledge support to Poland in the event that it is invaded by Germany Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invades Poland - Blitzkrieg Sep 3, 1939 France and Britain declare war on Germany Mar 9, 1940 America First Commitee forms to fight for American isolationism Mar 9, 1940 Japan controls most of eastern China Apr 9, 1940 Sitzkrieg ends - Germany attacks Denamrk and Norway May 10, 1940 Germany launches blitzkrieg ob Belgium Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Jun 17, 1940 German troops enter Paris and France surrenders Sep 9, 1940 Japan allies with Germany and Italy-Tripartitw Act Sep 13, 1940 Congress authorizes the first peacetime draft in the nation's history - Selective Service Act Nov 13, 1940 Roosevelt is elected to a third term Dec 9, 1940 Germany begins bombing England / Battle of Britain Mar 13, 1941 Lend - Lease Act Apr 9, 1941 Jaqpan signs neutrality pact with Soviet Union Jul 13, 1941 Japanese forces occupy Indochina; US freezes Japan's American assests and cuts off trade Nov 25, 1941 Japanese fleet begins moving toward Souteast Asia; US demands that Japan withdraw from the Tripartite Pact Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese warplanes Dec 8, 1941 United States declares war on Japan Dec 9, 1941 German raids on England end Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on the US