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  • First Japanese attack on the U.S. mainland as a submarine shells an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California.

    First Japanese attack on the U.S. mainland as a submarine shells an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California.
  • Japanese naval victory in the Battle of the Javaarship in the Far East, the H Sea as the largest U.S. wOUSTON, is sunk.

    Japanese naval victory in the Battle of the Javaarship in the Far East, the H Sea as the largest U.S. wOUSTON, is sunk.
  • Pearl harbor bombing

    Pearl harbor bombing
    Japan attacked pearl Harbor
  • US and great Britain declare war on Japan

    US and great Britain declare war on Japan
  • Japanese bomb New Guinea

    Japanese bomb New Guinea
  • Gen. MacArthur appointed commander of the Southwest Pacific Theater by President Roosevelt.

    Gen. MacArthur appointed commander of the Southwest Pacific Theater by President Roosevelt.
  • Japanese attack U.S. and Filipino troops at Bataan.

    Japanese attack U.S. and Filipino troops at Bataan.
  • Japanese take central Burma.

    Japanese take central Burma.
  • Japanese take Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.

    Japanese take Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    Naval battle
  • Battle of Tarawa

    Battle of Tarawa
    The Battle of Tarawa was a battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that was fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943. It took place at the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands.
  • Battle of Kwajalein

    Battle of Kwajalein
    The Battle of Kwajalein was fought as part of the Pacific campaign of World War II. It took place from 31 January-3 February 1944, on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
  • Battle of Angaur

    Battle of Angaur
    The Battle of Angaur was a battle of the Pacific campaign in World War II, fought on the island of Angaur in the Palau Islands from 17 September—22 October 1944.