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Japan Invades China
Japan invaded China starting the war -
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World War 2
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Japanese Naval Fleet leaves for Hawaii
Japanese naval fleet heads to Hawaii -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
On this day, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor forcing the United States to enter WWII -
The US and Britain declare war on Japan
The United States and Great Britain declare war on Japan. -
Germany and Italy support Japan
As expected, Germany and Italy side with Japan and declare war on the United States. -
Japan invades New Guinea
Japan invaded New Guinea. -
Colonel Ichiki commits suicide
The Japanese attackers at Henderson Field are ultimately destroyed, forcing Colonel Ichiki to commit ritual suicide. -
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
The Battle of the Eastern Solomons begins -
Japanese Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushjima commits suicide
Understanding that defeat is imminent, Japanese Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushjima commits ritual suicide with his staff after reporting the loss of Okinawa to his superiors. -
The Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States, with consent of the United Kingdom as laid down in the Quebec Agreement, dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, during the final stage of World War II. -
Japan Surrenders
Sensing that they could not win the war, they surrendered