WWII Pacific Timeline

By khamilton1122

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japan unprovoked attack of the U.S.

  • U.S. Declares War on Japan

    U.S. Declares War on Japan
    FDR makes speech to congress, "a date that will live in infamy."

  • Doolittle Raid

    Doolittle Raid
    American bombs fall in Japan for the first time

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    Turning point for the war with Japan

  • MacArthur Returns to Phillippines

    MacArthur Returns to Phillippines
    Famous speech, "I Have Returned."

  • Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima
    Island captured by U.S, Marines raise flag

  • Atomic Bomb Dropped

    Atomic Bomb Dropped
    Over 120,000 die at Hiroshima

  • V-J Day

    V-J Day
    WWII ends in Japan