world war 2

japan invades manchuria

Sep 18, 1931

Japan invades Manchuria the first act of world war 2

Italy invades Ethipia

Oct 2, 1935

Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia.

rome-berlin axis is annoced

Oct 25, 1936

Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation on October 25; on November 1, the Rome-Berlin Axis is announced.

Nazi Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact

Nov 25, 1936

Japan Invades China

Jul 7, 1937

Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.

Germany Incoperates Austria

Mar 10, 1938

soviet union invades Poland

Sep 17, 1939

The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.

Warsaw surrenders on September 27.

Sep 29, 1939

Warsaw surrenders on September 27. The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them.

Germany invades Denmark and Norway.

Jun 9, 1940

Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9.

Italy enters the war

Jun 10, 1940

Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.

Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria invade and dismember Yugoslavia

Apr 6, 1941

Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria invade and dismember Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia surrenders on April 17. Germany and Bulgaria invade Greece in support of the Italians. Resistance in Greece ceases in early June 1941.

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.

Dec 7, 1941

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.

ending World War II.

Sep 2, 1945

Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.