World War II Timeline (PACIFIC)

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  • V-J-Day (P)

    WWII Ends in Japan

  • U.S. Declares War on Japan (P)

    FDR makes speech to
    congress
    "..a date that will live in
    infamy"

  • Pearl Harbor (P)

    Japan Unprovoked Attack of
    U.S.

  • Germany Declares War on U.S (P)

    Hitler allied with Japan and
    they hoped for help against
    USSR

  • Doolittle Raid (P)

    American bombs fall in
    Japan for the first time

  • Battle of Midway (P)

    Turning point in war with
    Japan

  • Kasserine Pass (P)

    First US Battle Against
    Germany (Bad Loss)

  • Atomic Bomb Dropped (P)

    Over 120,000 die at
    Hiroshima

  • Iwo Jima (P)

    Island Captured by US.
    Marines Raise Flag

  • MacArthur Returns to Philippines (P)

    Famous speech "I Have
    Returned