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Japan invaded China starting the war
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Japanese naval fleet heads to Hawaii
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On this day, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor forcing the United States to enter WWII
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The United States and Great Britain declare war on Japan.
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As expected, Germany and Italy side with Japan and declare war on the United States.
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Japan invaded New Guinea.
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The Japanese attackers at Henderson Field are ultimately destroyed, forcing Colonel Ichiki to commit ritual suicide.
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The Battle of the Eastern Solomons begins
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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.
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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.
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Sensing that they could not win the war, they surrendered