-
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise Japanese naval air raid on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at its base in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 7, 1941, involving hundreds of Japanese aircraft launching from six aircraft carriers, devastating U.S. warships and aircraft, killing over 2,400 Americans, and prompting the United States to declare war on Japan the next day, officially entering World War II.
-
Forced march of 75,000 Filipino American prisonrs of war by Japanese forces after the Battle of Bataan, marked by extreme brutality and death.
-
The Doolittle Raid was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital of Tokyo and other places in Honshu during World War II , it was the first American air operation to strike the Japanese. This was also used to boost the morale of the United States
-
This was a decisive U.S. naval victory, turning point in the Pacific.
-
The Battle of Guadalcanl was an Allied offensive against forces of the Empire of Japan in the Solomon Islands . the United States, First major Allied offensive in the Pacific, costly but strategic win.
-
This was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved. this crippled Japanese naval power.
-
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army. this also was when the iconic flag-raising photo was taken.
-
U.S. drops atomic bombs, leading to massive destruction. The aerial bombings killed 150,000 to 246,000 people, most of the people were civilians, and remain the only uses of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict.
-
Emperor Hirohito announced surrender formally signed ending WWII.