Japanese Expansion during the Pacific War; years 1941 - 1942 By SarahDunnFlinders Period: Dec 1, 1941 to Dec 31, 1942 Japanese Aggression during the Pacific War Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbour & attacks the Philippines, Wake Island, Guam, Malaya, Thailand, and Shanghai. Dec 10, 1941 Japan invades the Philippines & seizes Guam. Dec 11, 1941 Japan invades Burma Dec 16, 1941 Japan invades British Borneo. Dec 18, 1941 Japan invades Hong Kong Dec 22, 1941 Japan invades Luzon (Philippines.) Jan 11, 1942 Japan invades Dutch East Indies & Borneo Feb 2, 1942 Japan invades Java. Feb 14, 1942 Japan invades Sumatra. Feb 15, 1942 Singapore falls to Japan May 3, 1942 Japan takes Solomon Islands May 20, 1942 Japan completes capture of Burma & nears India Jun 7, 1942 Japanese invade the Aleutian Islands Oct 14, 1942 Japanese troops attack Guadalcanal Nov 23, 1942 Japanese air raid on Darwin
