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The Japanese attack the raw-material rich region of Manchuris and the League of Nations does notning
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Japan begins an assault on China mainland; including the infamous Rape of Nanking
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Japan officially joins the Rmoe-Berlin Axis
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THe US officially enters WW II after the Japanese attack the US naval base in Pearl Harbor
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Jimmy Doolittle leads a daring raid on Tokyo which will boost the morale of the American people
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The US navy routs the Japanese and sinks 4 aircraft carriers in a battle that stops the Japanese in the Pacific
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President Truman orders 2 atomic bombs dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that would eventuall lead to the end of the war