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- At the same time as Pearl Harbor (Dec. 1941) the Japanese attack, Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dutch East Indies (oil)
- Battle of Coral Seas (May 1942) (First Battle where aircrafts carriers do not see each other)
- Battle of Midway June, 1942 Japanese lose 4 carriers to U.S. 1
- A process of Island hopping begins in the Pacific (Guadalcanal)
- Battle of Leyte Gulf (Philippines) Oct. 1944 (Largest naval battle ever in history) Japanese lose have of their remaining fleet and 4 more carriers (kamikazes begin)
Summary:
The Pacific War saw the Allied powers pitted against the Empire of Japan, the latter briefly aided by Thailand and to a much lesser extent by its Axis allies, Germany and Italy. The war culminated in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and other large aerial bombingattacks by the United States Army Air Forces resulting in the surrender of Japan and the end of fighting during World War II on 15 August 1945.
- Battle of Coral Seas (May 1942) (First Battle where aircrafts carriers do not see each other)
- Battle of Midway June, 1942 Japanese lose 4 carriers to U.S. 1
- A process of Island hopping begins in the Pacific (Guadalcanal)
- Battle of Leyte Gulf (Philippines) Oct. 1944 (Largest naval battle ever in history) Japanese lose have of their remaining fleet and 4 more carriers (kamikazes begin)
Summary:
The Pacific War saw the Allied powers pitted against the Empire of Japan, the latter briefly aided by Thailand and to a much lesser extent by its Axis allies, Germany and Italy. The war culminated in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and other large aerial bombingattacks by the United States Army Air Forces resulting in the surrender of Japan and the end of fighting during World War II on 15 August 1945.