Chapter 11 Timeline By amandagarcia Oct 1, 1936 Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini create Rome-Berlin Axis. Period: Oct 1, 1936 to Jul 31, 1945 Chapter 11 Jul 1, 1937 Japan invades China and seizes Chinese capital Nov 1, 1937 Germany signs military agreement with Japan Aug 1, 1939 World War II begins Sep 1, 1939 Poland is invaded by Germany from the west Sep 5, 1939 The U.S. declares neutrality Sep 17, 1939 Poland is invaded by the Soviet Union from the east Sep 27, 1939 Warsaw surrenders Oct 8, 1939 Moving the Jewish population into ghettos begins in Poland Nov 30, 1939 Soviet troops invade Finland Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark & Norway May 15, 1940 Holland surrenders to Germany May 28, 1940 Belgium surrenders to Germany Jun 3, 1940 Norway surrenders to Germany. Aug 1, 1940 Germany bombs British cities Aug 26, 1940 All night air raid on London Dec 20, 1940 U.S. starts hiring many women Apr 6, 1941 Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia Jun 22, 1941 Soviet Union is attacked by Germany Dec 7, 1941 Japanese bomb the U.S. at Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 Great Britain and the U.S. declare war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany & Italy declare war on U.S. Apr 18, 1942 The U.S. attacks Japan by air Jun 6, 1942 Japanese is defeated at the Battle of Midway Island Jan 31, 1943 Germany surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad Sep 8, 1943 Italy surrenders Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini captured and shot to death by Italian partisans May 1, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 V-E Day Aug 5, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 V-J Day
