Causes of WW|| By CarlyElsen Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1922 Fascist Party to power in Italy Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1923 Nazi party rises to power in Germany Jan 1, 1920 Japan, lacking land and natural resources, become 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 Jan 1, 1930 Japan's economy worsens as a result of the Great Depression Jan 1, 1931 Japan's army seizes Manchuria (northern China) Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1936 Japans military takes over government Jan 1, 1933 Nazi Party is the largest political party in Germany's Reichstag & Hitler becomes head of teh German state Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Dec 31, 1937 Ameriac passes a series of Nutrality Acts saying that the US would withhold weapons and loans from all nations at war Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Dec 31, 1937 Ameriac passes a series of Nutrality Acts saying that the US would withhold weapons and loans from all nations at war Oct 1, 1935 Mussolini & Italy invade Ethiopia Jan 1, 1936 Hitler signs and alliance with Mussolini, forming the Axis Powers Jan 1, 1936 Hitler annexes Austria Mar 9, 1936 German troops invade the Rhineland Jan 1, 1938 FDR moves American Pacific fleet from San Diego to Pearl Harbor Sep 1, 1938 Hitler demands the Sudetenland; Britain and France agree in the Muinich Confrence Mar 1, 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 Great Britan declare war on Germany Jan 1, 1940 Japan cnotrols most of eastern China Jan 1, 1940 America First Committee forms to fight for American isolationism Apr 9, 1940 Sitzkrieg ends - Germany attacks Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Germany launches blitzkrieg on Belgium Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Jun 17, 1940 German troops enter Paris and France surrenders Sep 1, 1940 Japan allies with Germanyand Italy- Trioartite Pact Sep 1, 1940 Congress athorizes the first peacetime draft in the nations history- Selective Service Act Nov 1, 1940 Roosevelt is reelected to a third term Dec 1, 1940 Germany begins bombing England / Battle of Britain Mar 1, 1941 Lend-Lease Act Apr 1, 1941 Japan signs nutrality pact with Soviet Union Period: Jun 1, 1941 to Aug 1, 1941 Japanese forses occupy Indonisia; U.S. freezes Japan's American assets and cuts off trade Nov 25, 1941 Japanese fleete begins moving twoard Southeast Asia; U.S. demands that Japan withdraw from Tripartite Pact Dec 1, 1941 German raids on England end Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor is attacked by Japanese warplanes Dec 8, 1941 United States declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declares war on the United States