Japan World War II

  • Tripartite Pact Signing

    Tripartite Pact Signing
    Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.They agreed to assist one another should any of them be attacked by a country not already involved in the war.
  • Pearl Habor

    Pearl Habor
  • Successful Occupation of Several Countries

    Successful Occupation of Several Countries
    Japan occupied succession of countries including the Philippines, Dutch East Indies, Burma, and Malaya
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima
    Dropping of first atomic bomb that killed an estimated 80,000 people.
  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki
    3 days after Hiroshima the United States dropped another atomic bomb on Japan that killed an estimated 40,000 people.
  • Potsdam Declaration Signing

    Potsdam Declaration Signing
    Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II.
  • Treaty of San Francisco

    Treaty of San Francisco
    Japan signed peace treaties with the US and other nations. To this day, there is no treaty with Russia.
  • Japan Joins United Nations

    Japan Joins United Nations
    Joined as its 80th member after 11 years of the creation of the United Nations.