The Pacific War

Intro The Pacific War, also known as the Pacific Theater of World War II, was a major military conflict that took place in the Pacific Ocean and East Asia during World War II. The war was fought between the Allies, led primarily by the United States, and the Empire of Japan. It began on December 7, 1941, with the surprise attack by Japan on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This attack propelled the United States into the global conflict, leading to a prolonged and bloody struggle in the Pacific region. The Pacific War was characterized by intense naval battles, amphibious assaults on Pacific islands, and brutal fighting on land, often in challenging tropical conditions. The Allies pursued a strategy of "island hopping," gradually advancing towards Japan by capturing strategic islands and bypassing heavily fortified Japanese positions.