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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Surprise military strike by the Empire of Japan on the United States naval base in Hawaii, Pearl Harbor. The Americans were a neutral country at this time of the war which led them to join the Allies. -
Bataan Death March
forced transfer prisoners of the Bataan Battle by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines. A long march that ended on the 1st of May 1942 and made a lot of death. -
Doolittle's Raid
An air raid by the U.S. over Tokyo in order to strike the Japanese Archipelago. Demonstrated that the Japanese mainland was vulnerable to American air attacks. -
Battle of Midway
Naval Battle in the Pacific Ocean that opposed Japan and United States -
Guadalcanal
The Guadalcanal Campaign was a battle between the United States and Japan on the Australian territory. It lasted 7 months and was won by the Americans. -
Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The United States dropped the world first deployed atomic bomb over Hiroshima in Japan. It killed immediately 80,000 people and 10,000 more after because of the intoxication. -
Leyte
The Leyte Battle was a battle in order to conquer the island of Leyte in the Pacific, opposing Jampan Empire and the United States helped by the Philippines. -
Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a huge battle for the Marine and Navy of the United States. The U.S. bombarded the island Iwo Jima in order to get rid of the aerodromes of Japan. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was one of the major Battle of the Pacific war. It took place on Okinawa Island in Japan and last two months. The United States attack would have provide Allied forces an airbase in order to strike Japan. -
Surrender of Japan
The Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent so they signed an ending of the war.