Cause of WWII By muallto mamba 424 Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Jan 1, 1922 Fascist party rises to power Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Jan 1, 1923 Nazi party rises to power Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1929 Japan lacking land and natural resources, becomes land-hungry and looks to establish an empire Jan 1, 1922 Mussolini is appointed prime minister of Italy Nov 1, 1923 Hitler tries to overthrow German government, but fails and is imprisoned Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1939 Japan's econmy worsens as a result of the Great Derpression Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1936 Japan's military takes over government Period: Dec 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1931 Japan's army seizes Manchuria Jan 1, 1933 Nazi party is the largest political party in Germany Reichstag & Hitler becomes head of German State Period: Jan 1, 1934 to Dec 31, 1936 America passes a series of Neutrality Act saying that the US would withhold weapons & loans from nations at war Oct 1, 1935 Mussolini & Italy invade Ethiopia Jan 1, 1936 Hitler signs alliance with Mussolini, forming the Axis Powers Mar 9, 1936 German troops invade Rhineland Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Dec 31, 1938 FDR moves American Pacific Fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor Mar 1, 1938 Hitler annexes Autria Sep 1, 1938 Hitler demands the Sudetenland; Britian and France agree in the Munich Conference Sep 1, 1938 Hitler annexes Czecholsovokia Mar 31, 1939 britian and France pledge support to Poland if it is invaded by Germany Period: Jun 14, 1939 to Jun 17, 1939 German troops enter Paris and France surrenders Sep 1, 1939 Hitler ivades Poland - Blitzkrieg Sep 3, 1939 France and Britian declare war on Germany Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940 Japan controls most of China Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940 American First Comittee forms to fight for American isotionism Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940 America First Committee forms to fight for American isolationism Mar 12, 1940 Congress authorizes the first peacetime draft in the nation's history Apr 9, 1940 Sitzenkreig ends May 10, 1940 Germany luanches blitzkrieg on Belgium Period: Sep 1, 1940 to Sep 30, 1940 Japan allies with Germany & Italy Nov 1, 1940 Roosevelt is reelected to a hird term Dec 11, 1940 Germany begins bombing England Period: Mar 1, 1941 to Mar 31, 1941 Lend lease Act Apr 1, 1941 Japan signs neutrality Period: May 1, 1941 to Jul 31, 1941 Japanese forces accupy Indochina; U.S. freezes Japan's American assets & cuts off trade Nov 25, 1941 Japanese fleet begins moving toward Southeast Asia; US demands that Japan withdraw from Tripartite Dec 1, 1941 German raids on England stop Dec 7, 1941 American military base, Pearl Harbor, is attacked by Japanses warplanes Dec 8, 1941 United States declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany & Itlay declare war on the Untied States