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The Japanese occupy French Indochina
After the Japanese invasion of French Indochina, the at the time President Franklin Delano Roosevelt requested Japan to give up the conquered territories. He will then cut economic relationships with Japan and freeze its funds in American banks. -
Attack on Pearl Harbour
7:55 AM, Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. Japanese airplains attacked American naval fleet. The commander of the Japan’s Combined Fleet Yamamoto Isoroku had been planning the attack for months under Prime Minister Tōjō Hideki's supervision. -
The First Dive Bomber
The first dive bomber, an airplain whose purpose is to release bombs from low altitudes, was noticed at 7:55 AM on a radar of the U.S. Army. A plane from the U.S.A. was expected to arrive on the same day: the signal was ignored. The first dive bomber -
U.S.A. declares war on Japan
Following the war declaration against Japan, Germany declared war on the United States. The U.S.A. will rejoin the Allies. -
Executive Order and WWII
The order, issued by the President in 1942, was a direct consequence of the declaration of war on Japan. It allowed the internment of American-Japanise citizens. The latter were forced to leave their houses and occupations to move to isolated internment camps. -
