WWII By TheGOAT Apr 27, 1922 Mussolini Came to power Apr 1, 1924 Stalin came to power Jan 30, 1933 Hitler came to power Oct 3, 1934 Italy's Conquest of Ethipoia Jul 17, 1936 Spanish Civil War Oct 25, 1936 Rome-Berlin Axis Formed Mar 12, 1938 Annexing of Austria Aug 23, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact Sep 1, 1939 Poland Invaded Apr 1, 1940 Tojo came to power Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Aug 23, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Apr 12, 1945 Death of Roosevelt May 8, 1945 Victory Over Europe Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bombs dropped Aug 12, 1945 Victory in Japan