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World War II Pacific

By Vincent Zaccagni

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    An Unprovoked Attack on the U.S. by Japan

  • U.S. Declares War on Japan

    U.S. Declares War on Japan
    FDR makes speech to Congress " A date that will live in infamy"

  • Germany Declared War on U.S.

    Germany Declared War on U.S.
    Hitler allied with Japan and Hoped for Help Against the USSR

  • Doolittle Raid

    Doolittle Raid
    American Bombs fall in Japan for First Time

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    Turing Point in War with Japan

  • MacArthur Returns to Philippines

    MacArthur Returns to Philippines
    Famous "I have Returned" Speech

  • Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima
    Island Captured by U.S. and Marines Raised the Flag

  • Atomic Bomb Dropped

    Atomic Bomb Dropped
    Over 120,000 die at Hiroshima

  • V-J-Day

    V-J-Day
    WWII Ends in Japan