Japan invades Manchuria

Japan invades Manchuria

Sep 18, 1931

japan invades manchuria

Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.

Jul 7, 1937

japan invades china

: Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. The U.S. declares war on Japan.

Dec 1, 1941

japan bomba pearl

US troops halt the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.

Nov 1, 1942

solomon island

US and British troops land on Sicily. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily.

Jul 10, 1943

land on sicily

Allied troops land successfully near Anzio, just south of Rome.

Jan 22, 1944

allied troops

US troops land in the Philippines.

Oct 20, 1944

us troops lind in philippines

US troops cross the Rhine River at Remagen.

Mar 17, 1945

us troops cross

Hitler commits suicide.

Apr 10, 1945

Hitler commits suicide.

The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

Aug 6, 1945

The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

Aug 9, 1945

The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.

Sep 2, 1945

end world war 2