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Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attcked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 wounded. The day after assult, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway, six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most crucial naval battles of World War II. The US was able to defeat the Japanese Navy with the help from the few remaining aircrafts carriers. This victory allowed the United States and it allies to move into an offensive position. -
The Battle of Guadalcanal
This battle was the first maJor offensive and decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific Theater. While the Japanese troops stationed theirselves in the section of the Solomon Islands, the U.S. marines launched a surprise attack in August 1942 and took control of an air base under construction. -
US forces take Iwo Jima
This battle lasted 36 days and it cost the United States 6,ooo lives, according to the history channel. In the battle, about 20,000 Japanese soldiers died, according to the History Learning Site. Throughout this battle, allied soldiers faced heavy attacks from Japanese forces. The Battle of Iwo Jima is considered a major point in the war because it allowed United States President Harry Truman to see how long and hard Japanese forces would fight to keep control of their islands. -
The fire bombing of Tokyo
This night continued till the next day. US warplanes dropped danderous bombs on eastern Tokyo, consuming an estimated 100,000 civilians, injuring a million more and leaving a million homeless. This firebombing was not solely a matter of damging Japan's factories and foundation. This was payback for Pearl Harbor and mistreatment of prisoners of war. -
Americans drop atomic bombs on Japan
This battle happened on the 6th and 9th of August 1945. a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, instantly killing around 80,000 people. Three days later, a second bomb was dropped on Nagaski, causing the deaths of 40,000 more. The dropping of the bombs, which was contoled by the President of US Harry Truman, remains the only nuclear attack in history. In a few months 100,000 more people died slowly, this was caused by a result of radiation poisoning.
