Timeline
1931
September 18 - Japan occupies Manchuria
1937
July - Japan invades China
1940
September - Japan occupies French Indochina
September 27 - Japan, Germany, and Italy sign the Tripartite Pact
September 27 - Japan, Germany, and Italy sign the Tripartite Pact
1941
July 26 - FDR freezes Japanese assets in U.S.
December 7 - Pearl Harbor-Japan begins conquest of South East Asia and the Pacific
December 8 - U.S. declares war on Japan
December 7 - Pearl Harbor-Japan begins conquest of South East Asia and the Pacific
December 8 - U.S. declares war on Japan
1942
May 7-8 - Battle of the Coral Sea
June 4-5 - Battle of Midway
June 4-5 - Battle of Midway
1943
April 18 - Japanese Admiral Yamamoto is shot down by the Americans
1944
June 19-20 - Battle of the Philippine Sea-Marianas conquest begins
October 23-26 - Battle of Leyte Gulf-Philippines liberation begins
October 23-26 - Battle of Leyte Gulf-Philippines liberation begins
1945
March 9-10 - B-29s firebomb Tokyo
April 12 - FDR dies-Truman takes office
July 26 - Allies release Potsdam Declaration
August 6 - Hiroshima hit by atomic bomb
August 9 - Nagasaki hit by atomic bomb
August 15 - Emperor Hirohito announces surrender
September 2 - Surrender Ceremony
April 12 - FDR dies-Truman takes office
July 26 - Allies release Potsdam Declaration
August 6 - Hiroshima hit by atomic bomb
August 9 - Nagasaki hit by atomic bomb
August 15 - Emperor Hirohito announces surrender
September 2 - Surrender Ceremony
1952
U.S. Occupation of Japan ends