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Japan overtakes Manchuria
In 1931, Japan took control over Manchuria, who was weakened by civil war. -
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor.
On December 7, 1941, Japanese bombers attacked the large U.S. militar base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Several days later, they dropped an even bigger bomb on Nagasaki. Hundreds of thousands were killed or injured. -
American occupation ceases
In September 1951, American occupation came to an end and Japan signed a treaty with many countries they fought with in war. -
Hirohito dies
In 1989, Emperor Hirohito of Japan died and his sson Akihito took the throne.
