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Pacific War

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II fought between Japan and the Allies in East and Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and Oceania. It was geographically the largest theater of the war, including the Pacific Ocean theater, the South West Pacific theater, the Second…

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Location
East Asia · South Asia · Southeast Asia · Oceania · Pacific Ocean
Date
East Asia · South Asia · Southeast Asia · Oceania · Pacific Ocean
Result
Allied victory
Territorial changes
Removal of Japanese troops from China and retrocession of Taiwan to China · Liberation of Japanese occupied territories in Asia and the Pacific including Korea and Manchuria, followed by the division of Korea · Cession of Japanese-held islands in the Central Pacific Ocean to the United Nations, organized as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands · Seizure and annexation of South Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands by the Soviet Union

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Names of the war

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Historical background

Japanese offensives, 1941–1942

Allies re-group, 1942–1943

Stalemate in China and Southeast Asia

Allied offensives, 1943–1944

Japanese offensives in Asia, 1944

Beginning of the end in the Pacific, 1944

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Casualties

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Pacific War

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Pacific War

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related to Allies · 43
Pacific War → All, Allied, Allies, April, Asia, August, Australia, British Empire, Canada, China, Corps Léger, Dutch, Dutch East Indies, Free Thai Movement, French, From, Hukbalahap, Indochina, Inner Mongolia, Intervention
related to Names of the war · 30
Pacific War → Asian, Asiatic-Pacific, China, China Burma India, China Incident, Dai Tō-A Sensō, December, During, Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity, Greater East Asia War, In, In Allied, Japan, Japanese, Jūgonen Sensō, Mukden, Nisshi Jihen, Occupation, Pacific, Sphere
related to Allies re-group, 1942–1943 · 24
Pacific War → Allied, April, Asia-Pacific, Australia, Australian, Britain, Canada, China, Dutch, Harry Hopkins, In, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Portuguese Timor, President Franklin, Representatives, Roosevelt, Staff
see also · 18
Pacific War → Armed Forces, Chinese, Dissent, Empire, Futuna, Japan, JapanEuropean, JapanList, Middle East, Orange, ShrineWallis, US, World War IIHull, World War IIJapanese, World War IIMediterranean, World War IIPacific Theater, World War IIWar Plan, WWIIJapanese-American
related to External links · 16
Pacific War → Budge, Colour, Encyclopedia, Footage, Japan's War, Japanese Navy Page, June, Kent, November, Pacific War Archived, Series, The Pacific War Online, The War Times JournalImperial, Wayback MachineAnimated History, Wayback MachineThe Pacific War, YouTube
related to Theaters · 14
Pacific War → Allies, Between, CBI, Central Pacific, China, China Burma India Theater, However, In, Pacific, Pacific Ocean Areas, South West Pacific, South-East Asia, Southwest Pacific Area, US
Date · 11
Pacific War → 7 December 1941 – 2 September 1945[a], Cession of Japanese-held islands in the Central Pacific Ocean to the United Nations, organized as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, East Asia, Indian Ocean, Liberation of Japanese occupied territories in Asia and the Pacific including Korea and Manchuria, followed by the division of Korea, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, Removal of Japanese troops from China and retrocession of Taiwan to China, Seizure and annexation of South Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands by the Soviet Union, South Asia, Southeast Asia
Location · 6
Pacific War → East Asia, Indian Ocean, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia
Territorial changes · 4
Pacific War → Cession of Japanese-held islands in the Central Pacific Ocean to the United Nations, organized as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Liberation of Japanese occupied territories in Asia and the Pacific including Korea and Manchuria, followed by the division of Korea, Removal of Japanese troops from China and retrocession of Taiwan to China, Seizure and annexation of South Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands by the Soviet Union
Result · 1
Pacific War → Allied victory

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Pacific WarDateEast Asia1.00infobox
Pacific WarDateSouth Asia1.00infobox
Pacific WarDateSoutheast Asia1.00infobox
Pacific WarDateOceania1.00infobox
Pacific WarDatePacific Ocean1.00infobox
Pacific WarDateIndian Ocean1.00infobox
Pacific WarDateRemoval of Japanese troops from China and retrocession of Taiwan to China1.00infobox
Pacific WarDateLiberation of Japanese occupied territories in Asia and the Pacific including Korea and Manchuria, followed by the division of Korea1.00infobox
Pacific WarDateCession of Japanese-held islands in the Central Pacific Ocean to the United Nations, organized as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands1.00infobox
Pacific WarDateSeizure and annexation of South Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands by the Soviet Union1.00infobox
Pacific WarDate7 December 1941 – 2 September 1945[a]1.00infobox
Pacific WarLocationEast Asia1.00infobox
Pacific WarLocationSouth Asia1.00infobox
Pacific WarLocationSoutheast Asia1.00infobox
Pacific WarLocationOceania1.00infobox
Pacific WarLocationPacific Ocean1.00infobox
Pacific WarLocationIndian Ocean1.00infobox
Pacific WarResultAllied victory1.00infobox
Pacific WarTerritorial changesRemoval of Japanese troops from China and retrocession of Taiwan to China1.00infobox
Pacific WarTerritorial changesLiberation of Japanese occupied territories in Asia and the Pacific including Korea and Manchuria, followed by the division of Korea1.00infobox
Pacific WarTerritorial changesCession of Japanese-held islands in the Central Pacific Ocean to the United Nations, organized as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands1.00infobox
Pacific WarTerritorial changesSeizure and annexation of South Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands by the Soviet Union1.00infobox

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