World War II

Appointing of Hitler

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany.

Reichstag fire

Feb 27, 1933

Used by Hitler to take solo control over Germany.

Japan leaves

Mar 27, 1933

Japan decides to remove itself out of the League of Nations.

Germany Leaves

Oct 19, 1933

Hitler removes Germany out of League of Nations

Neutrality Act

Aug 31, 1935

Made to show U.S. was neutral and would not aid any of the sides.

Invasion of Ethiopia

Oct 2, 1935

Italy invades Ethiopia with no consiquence.

Violation of the treaty of Versailles

Mar 7, 1936

Germany breaks the the treaty stating that you could not take in any military equiptment into the Rhyland.

Germans and Italians join forces

Oct 25, 1936

Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation, known as the Rome- Berlin Axis.

Anschluss

Mar 11, 1938

Germany takes control of Austria.

Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Invasion of Poland by the Germans.

Declaration of War

Sep 3, 1939

Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

Invasion of Southern France

Jun 10, 1940

Italy Invades of Southern France

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

Landing of Normandy

Jun 6, 1944

Marks the first day or the begining of D-Day. Soldiers land in Normandy

V-E Day

May 8, 1945

marks victory in Europe and the end of WWII fighting in Europe.

Surrender of Japan

Sep 2, 1945

On this date Japan surrenders to the United States.