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Japan Enters WW2
Japan atttacked China, starting WW2. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese airplanes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, causing the U.S. to join WW2. -
Battle of Coral Sea
The first fight between Japanese and American aircraft carriers.The fight was exsculsivly fought by aircraft. The Japanese failed their goal of invading New Guinea and the Soloman Islands, but both sides suffered few losses. -
Battle of Midway
The first major Japanese defeat. It turned the war in the Allies favor and Japan never recovered. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The bomber "Enola Gay" dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" over Hiroshima, killing over 90,000 people. -
Nagasaki is bombed
The second nuclear bomb is dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. -
Soviet Invasion of Manachuria
The Soviet army lanuches a massive invasion on Japanese controlled Manachuria, a reigon in northeast Asia. This, along with the atomic bombs, forced Japan's surrender. It was the last major operation of the war. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrenders to the US after atomic bombs were dropped on Hirishima and Nagasaki, ending WW2.