Edward Vll Becomes King By Dakota.flaherty Nov 10, 1901 Edward VII becomes King He was elected as the new king. Feb 28, 1914 Britian enters the war Britain takes sides with America in WW2 Nov 18, 1943 Japan bombs pearl harbor USA enters world war II Aug 6, 1945 Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima Japan surrenders after the devistating attack.