Timeline of the War in the Pacific By mbaillon99 Dec 7, 1941 Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor and Hawaii. Japan also attacks Guam, Malaya, Philippines, Shanghai, Thailand and Wake Island. Dec 8, 1941 Britain and the U.S declare war on Japan. Japanese enter Thailand after landing in Singapore. Dec 9, 1941 China declares war on Japan. Dec 10, 1941 Japanese seize Guam and invade the Philippines. Dec 11, 1941 Japan takes over Burma. Dec 15, 1941 The first Japanese merchant ship is sunk by U.S marines. Dec 16, 1941 Japan seizes British Borneo. Dec 18, 1941 Japan invades Hong Kong. Dec 25, 1941 British forces surrender at Hong Kong. Dec 27, 1941 Manila is bombed by Japan. May 13, 2014 Japanese invade Luzon in the Philippines.
