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Pearl Harbor
The United States declared war on Japan after they attacked a naval base called Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Japan wanted to cripple the U.S. naval fleet so Japan could continue to take over countries in southeast Asia. -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death march signified Japanś brutality wen they forced U.S. and Filipino troops that surrendered to march almost 100 miles across the Bataan Peninsula. Many soldiers died along the way and was led by Lieutenant General Homma Masaharu. -
Battle of Midway
This naval battle was an important turning point for the Americans against the Japanese. The U.S. won by cracking a Japanese naval code and convinced them the carrier USS Yorktown was down. -
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
The Battle of Iwo Jima and Okinawa was an important American victory since these were the bases that were going to be used to bomb Japan. Japan used kamikazes in their battle and the U.S. used island hopping in Okinawa, but the U.S. marines landed in Iwo Jima and captured the island from the Japanese Imperial Army. -
Atomic Bombings of Japan
The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki of Japan were destroyed by a nuclear bomb from the U.S (Little Boy and Fat Man). President roosevelt did not want to risk half a million soldiers dying in an invasion -
VJ Day
This was the day that Imperial Japan finally decided to surrender in WWII. Also known as Victory over Japan Day, this marked the end of WWII.
