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1922
The Japanese were offended by the Washington Naval Treaty, which limited the number of ships they could possess, and which ensured the naval primacy of the American and British fleets. -
1937
Japan felt aggrieved by the fact that the European powers occupied territories within what it considered its sphere of influence, reason why the decision was made to invade China, conflict that would last 8 years -
1939
Started the World War II in Europe -
1939
The Manhattan project achieved its goal of producing the first atomic bomb. President Roosevelt receives a letter from Albert Einstein, informing him that the division (fission) of the nucleus of the uranium atom seemed possible, which would release an enormous amount of energy. -
1940
Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy, which aligned Japan with the "Axis Powers". -
1941
Attack of the Japanese Imperial Navy against the US Naval Base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
1941
US President Harry Truman declares war on Japan, calling for unconditional surrender and thus enters World War II. -
1945
US President Harry Truman gave the order to drop the atomic bombs in Hiroshima, Kokura, Niigata or Nagasaki. The goal was indistinct and the fate of hundreds of thousands of innocent souls seemed not to matter too much. -
1945 - Hiroshima
Suddenly a glimmer of light appeared on the sky of Hiroshima, accompanied by a monstrous sound that was immediately followed by a scorching wind that swept away everything in its path. -
1945 - First attack
Hiroshima headed for the first B-29 bomber formation. One of them, the Enola Gay, was carrying the atomic bomb "Little Boy"; Two other planes accompanied him as observers. -
1945 - Second attack in Nagasaki
At 11:02 a.m., the nuclear annihilation spectacle was repeated in Nagasaki, located on one of the smaller islands of Japan called Kyushu. The B-29 bomber, "Bock's Car," launched on that industrial city "Fat Man," a plutonium bomb, with the ability to release twice the energy of the uranium bomb. -
1945 - Japan officially surrenders.
Six days after the detonation on Nagasaki, the Empire of Japan announced its unconditional surrender to the "Allies." With the surrender of Japan, World War II ended, as a consequence of defeat, the Empire was occupied by allied forces of The United States and adopted "Three Antinuclear Principles" which prohibited the possession, introduction and manufacture of atomic bombs. -
1945
More than 200,000 people died from cancer and other illnesses, deaths from cancer and leukemia among survivors of the bombing were due to radiation from the bombs; Among them, it is estimated that 89 cases were for leukemia and 339 for different cancer conditions. -
1948
The Atomic Bomb Victims Commission was formed under Truman's mandate to determine the after effects of Hiroshima radiation. Among the victims were: Allied prisoners of war, Chinese and Korean workers, Malaysian students and 3200 American-Japanese citizens
