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Dec. 7th, 1942, the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
On Sunday Dec. 7th 1941 Japanese airplanes attacked Perarl Harbor. In few hours the Japanese destroyed all the battleship anchored at Pearl Harbor. More than 2,400 Americans were killed -
A first Alert on 7th December 1941
at 7.02 am, radars from the United State located some aircrafts flying. Because that day there were already flights of B-12 foreseen, they thought it was all normal, but the were wrong. -
The Day After the first Bombardment of Pearl Harbor
On the 8th December 1941, after the first bombarding from the Japanese, President Roosvelt asked to the Congress to declare war to Japan. After a full approval from the Congress, the House of Representatives voted 388 yes versus 1 no. -
11 December, 1941 the Countries against E.E.U.U.
After the declarations of war from the United States to Japan, countries like Italy or Germany declared the war to the United States.The Second World War had started. -
May, 1942 - Battle of Coral Sea
In May 1942, American and Japanese aicraft carriers and fighter planes clashed in the Battle of the Coral Sea. No one won a clear victory, but the assault of Japanes on Port moresby was stopped -
The Doolittle Raid
President Roosvelt with the support of the Army of the United States, developed a plan called the 'Doolittle Raid', that consisted in attacking Japan under a psychological side, letting the Japanise feeling poor and unsafe -
Japan attacks the US again - the Bataan Death March
American and Filipino forces weren't able to stop Japan's advance in the Philippines; more than 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered to the Japanese. More than 600 Americans and about 10,000 Filipinos died in the Bataan Death March. -
Beating of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Between June 4th and June 7th, the United States destroy the Japanese Navy while they were attacking the Midway Islands. The conquered the victory with the carries Enterprise, Hornet and Yorktown and also eight cruisers, fitheen hunter-gatherers, ninteen submarines and more than 350 combat planes -
June 4th, 1942 - Battle of Midway
Allied learned that the Japanese planned a surprise attack on the Midway Islands. Admiral Nimitz was prepared and when the Japanese started bombing the ilands the American aircraft were prepared and destroyed 4 Japan's aicraft carriers. -
Battle of Cape Esperance
In Guadalcana, the Navy of United States intercepts and defeats the Japanese fleet on their way to get more troops. Thanks to this Victory, US caused Japan a suffering of three big impacts on his army. -
Feb. 2nd, 1943 - The first battle lost from Germany
On the 7th February, 1943, Germany loses its 6th Army in the Soviet Union, in the Battle of Stalingrad. The German pblic is informed of this and this was a good news for the United States and its allies. -
October 1944 - Battle of Leyte Gulf
In October General MacArthur led a mission to retake the Philipphines and conftonted the Japanese at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history. It was a first step to retake the Philipphines that took many more months of fighting. -
July 16th, 1945 - Test of the first atomic bomb
Since 1942 the Allied developed an atomic bomb with the Manhattan Project, a secret program. on July 16, 1945, the Allied successfully tested the first atomic bomb. -
6 August, 1945 - Enola Gay
On August 6th, 1945, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb above the City of Hiroshima, but the Japanese leaders still refused to surrender. -
9 August, 1945 - Second atomic bomb on Nagasaki
On August 9th, 1945 a second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. The Japanese announced their surrender on August 15th, 1945.
