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(1931-1942)
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Japan invades Manchuria
Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of The Empire of Japan. -
Japan and Germany sign the Anti-Comiterm Pact
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The Battle of Lugou Bridge
The Battle of Lugou Bridge was a battle between China and Japan, with Japan trying to take over Lugou Bridge. -
Japan Invades China
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Rape of Nanjing
The Rape of Nanjing. The systematic rape, torture, and murder of more than 300,00 Chinese civilians by Japanese soldiers -
Japan Controls Indochina
The Japanese forced 78,000 US & Filipino prisoners of war to march 65 miles from Bataan Peninsula, in which ⅔ the American soldiers died on the march. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese made a surprise military strike against against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Battle Of Wake Island
At the same time that Japan made the attack on Pearl Harbor the Battle of Wake Island began, with the surrender of the American Forces to the Empire of Japan. The Japanese held the island until September 4, 1945. -
Japan Invades the Phillippines
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Attack on Guam
Japan destroyed half of the U.S.'s naval fleet, this was where General MacArthur left the Islands of Guam, Wake Island, and Hong Kong to avoid being captured. -
Bataan Death March
The Japanese forced 78,000 US & Filipino prisoners of war to march 65 miles from Bataan Peninsula, in which ⅔ the American soldiers died on the march. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Large battle between U.S. and Japan -
Battle of Midway
Only six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor the United States Navy defeated a Japanese Naval attack against Midway Atoll. Causing irreversible damage to the Japanese fleet. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Guadalcanal was a military campaign fought between August 7, 1942 and February 9, 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal. It was the first major blow dealt by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan.