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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Before a Chinese civil war between the nationalists and the communists, the Japanese attacked China to acquire Manchuria. Complain from the League of Nations kept comming in, but the Japanese ignored it -
Broken Code
President Roosevelt cracks Japanese code by an accident which allowed the Americans to know and track every movement of the Japanese. And when the Americans found out that the Japanese are going to attack US, US cut off oil funding. -
Battle of Pearl Harbor
Up to the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the United States was not involved in the world war. President Roosevely had problems convincing the isolationists to allow US involved in the war. Japanese direct attack on US meant that the US have to intervene into the war. The Battle of Pearl Harbor is a turning point because it forced the Americans, possibly the most powerful power in to the World War II. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway is considered a turning points of the World War II in the Pacific because it was the very first battle that gave US Naval victory. Since it is laid in the midway of pacific ocean, it allows the travel of force from an east which becomes very important component for securing the Hawaiian island. This gave the Americans morale boost. -
The Battle of Guadalcanal
After fighting more than six months on the sea and land, the result was not very pleasing. Finally the Americans drove the Japanese out of the island of Guadalcanal. It was a great victory for the Americans but great depression for the Japanese loosing almost half of their forces.
