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