japan and germany during world war two By jgonzo Period: Sep 18, 1931 to Dec 19, 1946 germany and japan during ww2 Sep 19, 1931 japan seizes Manchuria Jan 30, 1933 hitler becomes chancellor of germany Mar 27, 1933 japan leaves the league of nations Mar 7, 1936 germany reoccupies the rhineland Oct 21, 1936 The rome-berlin axis is signed Nov 25, 1936 japan and germany agree to the anti-comintern alliance Jul 7, 1937 china engages and begins to fight japan Nov 26, 1937 kai-shek practices appeasement Dec 13, 1937 japan captures chinas capital Mar 13, 1938 anschluss Aug 12, 1938 hitler rearms germany Sep 29, 1938 The munich conference Mar 16, 1939 germany occupies all of czechoslovakia Aug 23, 1939 nazi-soviet nonagression pact is signed Sep 1, 1939 germany invades poland Sep 22, 1940 Japan announces that it wants French Indochina Dec 7, 1941 pearl harbor is attacked