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This attack made the necesity of declaring war on Japan clear and ended any continuing political divisions between isolationalists and interventionists.
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After President Roosevelt's speech, the House voted 388 to 1 to declare war, and the Senate joined them unanimously.
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MacArthur positioned his forces to repel the Japanese invasion, but he miscalculated the strength of the enemy and was forced to retreat.
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The goal of this tactic of dropping bombs on key political an industrial targets was to destroy Germany's capacity to make war.
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Forced march of American and Filippino prisioners of war under brutal conditions by the Japanese military.
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16 American B-25 bombers, launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet 650 miles east of Japan and commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, attack the Japanese mainland.
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Japanese forces attacked and conquered. These advances secured important oil and rubber supplies for Japan, and brought Southeast Asia and the western Pacific securely under Japanese control.
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World War II battle that took place between Japanese and American aircraft carriers, helped to kindle hope for the American military in the Pacific.
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This was the code name for the project that developed the atomic bomb.
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Turning point of WWII in the pacific, in which the Japanese advance was stopped.
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The invasion of North Africa required less planning and fewer supplies. In addition, forcing Germany out of North Africa would pave the way for an invasion of Italy.
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Hitler wanted to control the oil fields and in order to do that he had to capture the city of Stalingrad.
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A new invention, radar, helped Allied vessel located U- boats on the surface at night; the Allies began to win the war in North Atlantic.
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United States Army group established during World War II so that women could serve in noncombat roles.
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Allies took control of the Western Mediterranean, paved the way for invasion of Italy and ended the rule of Benito Mussolini.
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The Day Allies landed on the Beaches of Normandy France and more than 11,000 planes prepared the way, attempting to destroy German communication, transportation networks and soften Nazi beach defenses.
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Hitler had ordered his generals to destroy the French capital, but they disobeyed him, leaving the "City of Lights" as beautiful as ever.
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Hitler ordered this counter attack on Allied troops in Belgium, but it crippled Germany by using up reserves and demoralizing its troops.
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Mussolini tried to flee to Switzerland, but was captured and executed.
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He and a few of his closest associates commited suicide.
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U.S. pilots dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and the Sovietic Union declare war against Japan and invaded Manchuria. Days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, finally forcing Emperor Hirochito to surrender.
