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Japan invades North China from Manchuria
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US imposes trade sanctions, followed by an embargo
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Grew, the US ambassador to Japan finds out there will be a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor
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The commander of Hawaii’s military demands that they prepare in case of surprise attack by the Japanese.
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US messengers continue spying on Japanese messages also known as the ‘Magic’.However, not all the information is passed to Hawaii...
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Although Adm Nomura, a Japanese says that the code was broken, no one listened and continues to use the code.
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The “bomb plot” message from Japanese naval trying to find out the exact location of Pearl Harbor is deciphered.
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Japan wants US to let them expand South but they are thinking that if US does not let the expansion take place, they will declare war.
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The submarines and airplanes leave Japan for Pearl Harbor on the 16th and 26th respectively.
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At around 7:55AM, the first Japanese attack takes place. This was the start of the Pearl Harbor incident. Over 2,000 Americans die within the following 20 minutes.
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The Infamy Speech is the official "start" to war.
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Once the WW2 is almost over, US drops two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 6th and 9th of August 1945. Around 40% of the residents in Hiroshima die within five years due to this.
