Japan during World War II - Wikipedia
Japan participated in World War II from 1939 to 1945 as a member of the Axis. World War II and the Second Sino-Japanese War encapsulate a significant period in the history of the Empire of Japan, marked by significant military campaigns and …
Japan - WWII, Defeat, Pacific | Britannica
2024年12月19日 · Japan - WWII, Defeat, Pacific: The European war presented the Japanese with tempting opportunities. After the Nazi attack on Russia in 1941, the Japanese were torn between German urgings to join the war against the Soviets and their natural inclination to seek richer prizes from the European colonial territories to the south.
How and why did Japan get involved in WWII? - World History Edu
2024年3月9日 · World War II ended for Japan with its unconditional surrender on August 15, 1945, following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States. Japan’s surrender marked the end of its imperial ambitions and led to a period of occupation and reconstruction under Allied supervision.
Japan campaign - Wikipedia
The Japan campaign was a series of battles and engagements in and around the Japanese home islands, between Allied forces and the forces of Imperial Japan during the last stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II. The Japan campaign lasted …
Japan - Militarism, Expansionism, War | Britannica
2024年12月17日 · Japanese armies took Nanking, Han-k’ou (Hankow), and Canton despite vigorous Chinese resistance; Nanking was brutally pillaged by Japanese troops. To the north, Inner Mongolia and China’s northern provinces were invaded.
Pacific War - Wikipedia
In Allied countries during the war, the "Pacific War" was not usually distinguished from World War II, or was known simply as the War against Japan. In the United States, the term Pacific theater was widely used.
World War II - Pacific, Japan, Allies | Britannica
2024年12月19日 · World War II - Pacific, Japan, Allies: Overt hostilities between Japan and China began after the Marco Polo Bridge incident of July 7, 1937, when shots were exchanged between Chinese and Japanese troops on the outskirts of Peking.
Japan During World War II - U.S. National Park Service
The Empire of Japan during this period stretched throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific for thousands of miles in all directions. The country formally entered World War II on September 22, 1940 with the invasion of French Indochina and officially formed an alliance with Germany and Italy five days later.
Japan's Surrender and Aftermath - NHHC
Third Fleet ships steaming off Tokyo Bay, before entering for the occupation of Japan, August 1945 (80-G-472620). The spring of 1945 found the Japanese Empire in a desperate situation. The...
"To Bear the Unbearable": Japan's Surrender, Part I
Japanese military leaders debated Japan's possible surrender up to the last moment. Emperor Hirohito's intervention was critical. The starting point for understanding Japan’s surrender in 1945 is to recognize it required two separate and equally vital steps.