Pacific Timeline of WW2

By seanski100
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    Japan’s unprovoked attack of of U.S.
  • U.S. Declares war on Japan

    U.S. Declares war on Japan

    FDR makes speech to congress "... a date that will live in infamy"
  • Doolittle Raid

    Doolittle Raid

    American bombs fall on Japan for the first time
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    Turning point in war against Japan
  • MacArthur Returns to Philippines

    MacArthur Returns to Philippines

    “I have returned” Speech
  • Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima

    Island captured by US marines, flag is raised
  • Atomic Bomb Dropped

    Atomic Bomb Dropped

    120,000 die at Hiroshima
  • V-J-Day

    V-J-Day

    WW2 ends in Japan