The Pacific Timeline

By gonzalk

  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
    Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. It was an attack on Pearl Harbor. It took place on Dec,7,1941. It took place in the United States. This took place because the Japanese wanted to destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet so it could not delay Japanese expansion through the South Pacific. Japan attacked the U.S. by plane, dropping bombs.

  • First U.S. carrier, the LANGLEY, is sunk by Japanese bombers.

    First U.S. carrier, the LANGLEY, is sunk by Japanese bombers.
    The Langley is sunk by Japanese warplanes, and all of its 32 aircraft are lost. This event happened on Feb 26, 1942. It was hti three times by nine Japanese twin-engineer bombers.

  • Battle of Coral Sea

    Battle of Coral Sea
    The Battle of Coral Sea took place on May 4,1942. It was a major naval battle of World War II. It was between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval air forces from the Unites States and Australia.

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    The Battle of Midway took place on June 3, 1942. The Japanese sought to eliminate the United States as a strategic power in the Pacific. They attacked using aircraft carriers.

  • Battle of Guadalcanal

    Battle of Guadalcanal
    The Battle of Guadalcanal was on August 7, 1942. It ended on Feb 9, 1943. It was the first major offensive by the Allied forces against the Empire of Japan. The Allies overwhelmed the outnumbered Japanese defenders, who occupied the islands since May 1942.

  • U.S. begins submarine warfare against Japanese shipping

    U.S. begins submarine warfare against Japanese shipping
    During the war, submarines of the United States Navy were responsible for 55% of Japan's merchant marine loss. This occurred on June 1, 1943. The war against shipping was the single most effective factor in the collapse of the Japanese economy.

  • First Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima

    First Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
    The United States was the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry. Many believe that this marked the end of World War II. The United States dropped the bomb with the consent of the United Kingdom. The bombing occurred on August 6, 1945. The U.S. dropped the bomb a B-29 flown by Col. Paul Tibbets.

  • The End of World War II

    The End of World War II
    Formal Japanese surrender ceremony on board the MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay as 1,000 carrier-based planes fly overhead; President Truman declares VJ Day. This event occurred on September 2, 1945. This was the day that the war was declared over.