Outline of Events in WWII I.December, 1941 a. Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
I.December, 1941 b. Japan invades Philippines, Guam, Burma, Hong Kong, and Borneo
II. January, 1942 a. Germany-Japan-Italy military agreement signed in Berlin b. Japanese invade Dutch East Indies and Solomon Islands
III. February, 1942 a. Japanese invade Singapore, Marshall Islands
III. February, 1942 b. Japan attacks U.S. mainland in California c. Japan attacks Australia
IV continued a. April – Doolittle Raid - Bataan Death March Philippines
Bataan Death March
IV continued b. May – Battle of Coral Sea c. June – Japan invades Aleutian Islands.
IV continued d. Battle of Midway won – turning point
IV continued e. August – U.S. Marines land in Guadalcanal f. December – Japanese withdrawal from Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal
Sea Battles
V a. March – U.S. victory at Battle of Bismarck Sea b. June – U.S. begin Submarine attacks on Japanese shipping
V continued c. Oct. - Japanese execute American POW’s on Wake Island d. Nov. – U.S. troops invade Gilbert Islands
Land Battles on Pacific Islands
VI a. Jan. – U.S. troops invade Marshall Islands b. June - The "Marianas Turkey Shoot” 220 / 20
VI c. July – Guam invasion
VI d. Oct. – first Kamikaze's used against U.S. warships
Kamikaze attacks – 2,250 in all
VII a. Feb. -U.S. invades Iwo Jima
VII b. May – Japan withdrawals from China
VII c. July – Philippines recaptured "I have returned" — General MacArthur returns to the Philippines with Philippine President Sergio Osmena to his right,
VII d. Aug.-Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Nuclear Bomb tested in New Mexico – July 16, 1945
HIROSHIMA – Aug. 7, 1945
NAGASAKI – Aug. 11, 1945
Gen. MacAurthur signs Peace Treaty VII e. Aug.14 – Japan surrenders