Cuases Of WWII By BaileyV21 Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1922 Fasict Party rises to power in Italy Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1923 Nazi Party rises to power in Germany Period: Mar 9, 1920 to Mar 9, 1929 Japan Lacking land and resources becomes land hungry and lookd to establish empire Period: Jan 1, 1922 to Dec 31, 1922 Mussolini Period: Nov 1, 1923 to Dec 1, 1923 Hitler tries to overthrow German government, but fails and is imprisoned Period: Mar 9, 1930 to Mar 9, 1931 Japans econemy worsens as result of great depression Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Dec 31, 1931 Japans Army siezes Manchuria Period: Mar 9, 1931 to Mar 9, 1936 Japans Militaty takes over control of government Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Feb 1, 1933 Nazi party is the largest political party in Germany's Reichstag and Hitler becomes head of German State Period: Mar 9, 1935 to Mar 9, 1936 America first commitee forms to fight for nuetrality Period: Oct 1, 1935 to Oct 31, 1935 Mussolini and Italy invade Ethiopia Period: Jan 1, 1936 to Dec 31, 1936 Hitler signs an alliance with Mussolini, forming the Axis powers Mar 9, 1936 German troops invade the Rhineland Period: Mar 1, 1938 to Apr 1, 1938 Hitler annexes austria Period: Sep 1, 1938 to Oct 1, 1938 Hitler demands the Sudentenland: britian and france agree in the Munich Conference Period: Mar 1, 1939 to Apr 1, 1939 Hitler Annexes Czechoslovakia Period: Mar 9, 1939 to Dec 9, 1939 FDR moves american pacific fleet from san diego to pearl harbor Period: Mar 9, 1939 to Nov 9, 1939 America passes a series of nuetraliy acts saying us would withhold weapons and loans from all nations in war Mar 31, 1939 britian and france pledge support to Poland in the event that it is invaded by germany Sep 1, 1939 Hitler Invades poland Sep 3, 1939 France and Great Britian declare war on Germany Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1940 japan controls most of eastern china Apr 9, 1940 Sitzkrieg ends Germany attacks Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Germany Launches Blitzkrieg on Belguim Period: Sep 1, 1940 to Oct 9, 1940 congress authorizes first peace time draft in nations histort selective service act Period: Sep 1, 1940 to Oct 1, 1940 Japan allies with germany and italy tripartite act Period: Nov 1, 1940 to Dec 1, 1940 roosevelt is elected to third term Period: Dec 1, 1940 to Jan 1, 1941 Germany begins bombing England/ Battle of Britian Period: Mar 1, 1941 to Apr 9, 1941 Lend lease act Period: Mar 9, 1941 to Oct 9, 1941 Japanese forces occupy Indochina US freezes japans assets and cuts off trade Period: Apr 1, 1941 to May 1, 1941 japan signs nuetrality act wth soviet union Period: Nov 1, 1941 to Dec 31, 1941 German Raids on england end Nov 25, 1941 Japanese fleet moves towar south asia us demands japan withdraw from tripartite act Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attcked by Japan warplanes Dec 8, 1941 Us declares war on japan Dec 11, 1941 germany and italy declare war on US Jun 14, 1942 german Troops enter paris and france surrenders