1941Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

December 7: The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor leads to the...
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💥 Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

December 7: The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor leads to the USA joining World War II.
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
World War IIPacific TheaterImperial JapanUnited States NavyMilitary ConflictDiplomacyAxis PowersAllied PowersTurning Point
United StatesUnited StatesJapanJapan

🚢 US Navy Victory at the Battle of Midway

US Navy Victory at the Battle of Midway (1942)
World War IIPacific TheaterNaval WarfareUnited States NavyTurning PointStrategic VictoryMilitary History
United StatesUnited StatesJapanJapan

⚔️ Stalingrad and Guadalcanal Campaigns Begin; Japanese-American Internment Begins

Stalingrad and Guadalcanal Campaigns Begin; Japanese-American Internment Begins (1942)
World War IIEastern FrontPacific TheaterRacismTotal WarAxis PowersAllied Powers
Soviet UnionSoviet UnionGermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited StatesJapanJapan

⚔️ Okinawa: U.S. Invasion and Japanese Defense

Okinawa: U.S. Invasion and Japanese Defense (1945)
World War IIPacific TheaterBattleJapanese EmpireUnited States ArmyUnited States NavyKamikazeMilitary Strategy
JapanJapanUnited StatesUnited States

💥 Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)
World War IIAtomic BombSurrenderWeapons of Mass DestructionMilitary HistoryCold War
JapanJapanUnited StatesUnited States

🕊️ Treaty of San Francisco Ends Occupation of Japan

September 8: The Treaty of San Francisco ends the Occupation of Japan and formally concludes hostilities between Japan and the US.
Treaty of San Francisco Ends Occupation of Japan (1951)
World War IIOccupationCold WarPost-WarTreatyDiplomacyAlliesJapanese HistoryPacific Theater
JapanJapanUnited StatesUnited States