1. World War Timeline
War in the Pacific

2. 1931
Japan invades Manchuria

3. December 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese surprise attack on military installations.
US enters WWII

4. April 1942 Bataan Death March
Forced 80 mile march; 3,000-10,000 killed

5. June 1942 Battle of Midway Naval battle
America defeats Japan; 4 Japanese carriers sunk

6. Aug. 1942-Feb. 1943 Battle of Guadalcanal
The battle kept Australia from being cut off from America

7. July 1944
Battle for Guam
Recaptured American territory lost in 1941

8. October 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf Largest Naval battle of the War
First use of kamikaze pilots

9. Feb. 1945-March 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima 6800 Americans Killed
216 Japanese survived out
of 22,000 soldiers

10. April 1945-June 1945 Battle of Okinawa
Casualties Japan (77,000 KIA), Allies (14,000 KIA), Civilians (42, ,000 killed)

11. August 6 and August 9, 1945 Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
80,000 killed instantly in Hiroshima
70,000 killed instantly in Nagasaki

12. September 2, 1945
VJ Day
WWII is over!