Representatives from Italy (Galeazzo Ciano left), Germany (Joachim von Ribbentrop middle), and Japan (Kurusu right) sign the Tripartite Pact, establishing the Axis alliance.
Map of Pearl Harbor attack
Pearl Harbor at the beginning of the attack
Japan attacking Pearl Harbor
Map of the Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway
High school wave goodbye to kamikaze pilots with cherry blossoms
Hiroshima atomic bomb
Hiroshima damage
Aftermath of atomic bomb in Hiroshima
Nagasaki atomic bomb
Nagasaki damage
Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs unconditional surrender papers for Emperor Hirohito, accepting the Potsdam Declaration.