The Battle of Midway: Turning the Tide of World War II

The Battle of Midway: Turning the Tide of World War II — page 3
BAT T L E P R E V I E W (cid:59)(cid:57)(cid:52)(cid:59)(cid:8) Japan invades Manchuria a region of China (cid:59)(cid:57)(cid:52)(cid:57)(cid:8) Nazi Germany invades Poland and World War II begins in Europe 1941 Japan attacks the US naval base at Pearl Harbor Hawaii The United States declares war on Japan (cid:59)(cid:57)(cid:56)(cid:52)(cid:8) The United States and its allies begin to push Japanese forces back throughout the Pacific 4 (cid:59)(cid:57)(cid:52)(cid:53)(cid:8) Japan invades the rest of China starting a war between the two countries 1940 Germany Japan and Italy sign an agreement and become allies in the war June 4 6 1942 The battle of Midway takes place The US military with the aid of decoded Japanese messages defeats the Japanese forces May 8 1945 Germany surrenders September 1945 After atomic bombs are dropped on two Japanese cities Japan surrenders World War II ends