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Japan Invades Manchuria.
Japan invades Manchuria. -
Japan Leaves the League of Nations
Japan left the League of Nations because of its conflict with China. The League wanted to restore sovereignty to China, and Japan voted against it (42 to 1). -
Japan Refuses Washington Naval Treaty
Japan wanted to keep pursuing territorial expansion in Asia, it decided to openly refuse to abide by terms set in the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 -
Japan invades China
Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific. -
Neutrality
United States proclaims its neutrality. -
Military Conscription Bill
United States military conscription bill passed. -
Roosevelt re-elected
Roosevelt re-elected as U.S. president. -
Lend-Lease Act
President Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act. -
United States Orders Embargo
Roosevelt freezes Japanese assets in United States and suspends relations. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan launches a surprise attack on American soil and bombs Hawaii’s naval base at Pearl Harbor. More than 2,300 American soldiers and sailors die in the attack, and another 1,100 are wounded. -
United States Declare War Against Japan
President Franklin D. Roosevelt requests, and subsequently receives, a declaration of war against Japan. With approval from Congress, the United States begins the mobilization of civilian defense groups on the home front. -
Japanese-American Internment
President Roosevelt signs the Executive Order 9066, also known as the Japanese-American Internment order -
Japan captures the Philippines
Japan captures the Philippines when the last Allied troops surrender on the island of Mindanao. -
Battle of Midway
The Allies defeat Japan near the Hawaiian coast in the Battle of Midway. The battle marks a turning point in favor of the Allies. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Japan's navy is defeated by the Allies in the Battle of Leyte Gulf near the Philippines. -
the island of Iwo Jima
After a month-long battle with Japanese forces, Allied troops capture the island of Iwo Jima in the western Pacific. -
First Atomic Bomb
The United States drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima -
Second Atomic Bomb
The United States drops the second atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. -
Japan Surrenders to the Allies
Japan formally surrenders to the Allies and signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Tokyo Bay,
