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