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World War II Pacific Timeline

By TomBradyisTheGoat
  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan surprise attacked to destroy America's military influence in the Pacific.
  • U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan

    U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan

    Shortly after the attack on Pear Harbor F.D.R declares war.
  • First U.S. aircraft offensive of war

    First U.S. aircraft offensive of war

    Aircraft carriers YORKTOWN and ENTERPRISE conduct air raids on Japanese bases in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands.
  • First U.S troops arrive in Australia

    First U.S troops arrive in Australia

    The U.S. moved its troops to get closer to Japan and get a better advantage.
  • Japan suffers first loss of war

    Japan suffers first loss of war

    The U.S. won the Battle of the Coral Sea off New Guinea it was the first time in history that two opposing carrier forces fought only using aircraft.
  • Turning point of war in favor of U.S

    Turning point of war in favor of U.S

    After U.S. win against Japan at the Battle of Midway it shows a turning point towards U.S victory.
  • First U.S. landing of the Pacific War

    First U.S. landing of the Pacific War

    The first U.S. amphibious landing of the Pacific War occurs as 1st Marine Division invades Tulagi and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
  • Major naval U.S. loss

    Major naval U.S. loss

    A major U.S. naval disaster off Savo Island, north of Guadalcanal, as eight Japanese warships wage a night attack. 1500 Allied crewmen are killed in combat.
  • Japan withdraw from Guadalcanal

    Japan withdraw from Guadalcanal

    Emperor Hirohito of Japan orders his troops to withdraw from Guadalcanal after five months of fighting against U.S. Forces
  • Japanese execute 100 american POW's

    Japanese execute 100 american POW's

    Japan executes around 100 American POW's at Wake Island.
  • U.S. win Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

    U.S. win Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

    The battle was significant as part of a broader Allied strategy known as Operation Cartwheel where an airfield would later be built.
  • The ''Marianas Turkey Shoot''

    The ''Marianas Turkey Shoot''

    U.S. Carrier-based fighters shoot down 220 Japanese planes at the Philippine Sea, while only 20 American planes are lost.
  • Iwo Jima bombarded by the U.S.

    Iwo Jima bombarded by the U.S.

    U.S began bombings on Iwo Jima then later invaded it on February 19, 1945, and continued to March 27, 1945.
  • The U.S air force preps dropping the a-bomb

    The U.S air force preps dropping the a-bomb

    The U.S. Army Air Force begins preparations for dropping the Atomic Bomb by establishing the 509th Composite Group to operate the B-29s that will deliver the bomb.
  • First atomic bomb is successfully tested in the U.S.

    First atomic bomb is successfully tested in the U.S.

    The Manhattan Project comes to an end after the first A-Bomb is tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
  • First atomic bomb dropped

    First atomic bomb dropped

    First Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima from a B-29, Enola Gay, flown by Col. Paul Tibbets.
  • U.S.S.R declares war on Japan

    U.S.S.R declares war on Japan

    Russia helps to quickly end the war on Japan by declaring war against the country then invades Manchuria immediately after.
  • Second atomic bomb is dropped

    Second atomic bomb is dropped

    Second Atomic Bomb is dropped on Nagasaki from a B-29 flown by Maj. Charles Sweeney. Emperor Hirohito and Japanese Prime Minister Suzuki then decide to stop the deaths of civilians by quickly surrendering to the U.S.
  • Formal Japanese surrender ceremony

    Formal Japanese surrender ceremony

    Formal Japanese surrender ceremony on board the MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay as 1,000 carrier-based planes fly overhead. President Truman announces to America of the surrender and declares VJ Day.
  • United Nations is born

    United Nations is born

    The United Nations was placed as a replacement for the ineffective League of Nations. It is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation and prevent future wars.