Major WW II events By brennahudgens Dec 1, 1921 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party Dec 9, 1922 Bentiono mussaloni appointed prime minestor of Italy Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor Dec 9, 1935 Neutrality Act passed by US Congress Dec 9, 1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government Jul 7, 1937 Japanese invasion of China Sep 14, 1937 Roosivelt stops US ships from carrying arms to China and Japan Dec 9, 1937 Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people. Jan 21, 1938 anti-Nazi propaganda newsreel titled "march of time" in Nazi Germany Mar 26, 1938 Herman Goering. Hitlers second in charge, tells all Jews to leave Austria Dec 9, 1938 Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps Mar 15, 1939 Hitler takes Czechoslovakia Sep 3, 1939 Britan and France declared war on Germany following the German invasion period Feb 28, 1940 Hitler defeats France Apr 1, 1940 Hitler takes nuetral Countries Norway, Denmark, Belgium. Holland, and Luxembourg Jun 10, 1940 Facist Italy declares war on Britan and France