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The Manchurian Incident
Japan invaded Manchuria after a railway detonation they caused, but blamed on so bandits. Manchuria was taken over and used as a puppet state -
Tripartite pact is signed
Japan signs a pact called the Tripartite pact, with which it allies with Germany and Italy. -
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Occupation of SE Asia and the Pacific
Seven months after the Pearl Harbor attack, Japan occupied the Dutch East Indies, British Singapore, Philippines and others -
Pearl Harbor bombing
Japan flies to Pearl Harbor, located in Honolulu Hawaii and bombs it. Leaving 18 either destroyed or crippled and killing around 2,500 men -
US declare war on Japan
The US enters WWII by declaring war on Japan a day after the Pearl Harbor bombing -
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The Battle of Midway
This battle was considered the turning point in WWII. The Japanese lost their advantage against the US even though they outnumbered them. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The US dropped the first of two atomic bombs. This atomic bomb was named ´little boy´ -
Soviet Union invades Manchuria
The Soviet Union declares war on japan and invades Manchuria -
Bombing of Nagasaki
Same as with Hiroshima, the Nagasaki bombing was made by the US and they name d the bomb fat man -
WWII ends
Japan formally surrenders, thus ending WWII -
The Peace Treaty is signed
The war formally ended when the treaty of San Francisco was signed. It was a peace treaty with Japan