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Japan in the World War II

By fannie29

  • The event make Japan participate in the Second world war.

    The event make Japan participate in the Second world war.
    Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, in the case which of them were attacked by a country not already involved in the war.
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    The United States declares war on Japan.

    One day after Japan's attack on the base in Hawaii, the United States declares war on Japan.

  • United States decided to seize the oil, as a sanction.

    United States decided to seize the oil, as a sanction.
    Japan was affected for the seize of oil and steel, in that moment Hirohito (Japan's Emperor) decided to attack United States.

  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) base in the United States (USA)

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) base in the United States (USA)
    On that date, Japanese planes bombed the US naval base at Hawaii, destroying and paralyzing 18 ships and killing nearly 2,500 men.

  • USA declares war Japan.

    USA declares war Japan.
    After Japan Bombs the Pearl Harbor base, USA declares was Japan
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    During seven months...

    During seven months Japan invaded the Dutch East Indies, British Singapore, New Guinea, the Philippines and other places in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

  • Unexpected changes.

    Unexpected changes.
    The tide began to change at the Battle of Midway and shortly thereafter in Guadalcanal.

  • Japan was defeated for the first time during the war.

    Japan was defeated for the first time during the war.
    Australian ground forces defeated the Japanese Marines in New Guinea at the battle of Milne Bay in September 1942, which was the first land defeat suffered by the Japanese in the Pacific.

  • USA defeat Japan in the battle of Midway.

    USA defeat Japan in the battle of Midway.
    It was a decisive naval battle, Just six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea.

  • Unlikely victory for the Japanese

    Unlikely victory for the Japanese
    Japan's military leaders recognized that the victory was unlikely, however, the country did not stop fighting, until atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the following August.

  • Battle of Guam

    Battle of Guam
    it was a battle of the World War II Pacific War fought between the troops of the United States and the Japanese.

  • Japanese take out white flag.

    Japanese take out white flag.
    On August 15, 1945, Hirohito made a radio broadcast announcing that the Japanese surrendered, but On September 02 it was signed.