During World War II, the Pacific Theater of Operations involved many different nations, ethnicities, and territories -- and all branches of the military forces involved. The principal combatants, however, were Imperial Japan and the United States.
The World War 2 in the Pacific region was a continuation of the Second Sino-Japanese War, which the Japanese broadened significantly in their attempts to both increase the size of the Japanese Empire, and acquire new Natural Resources to enhance their economy.
The following countries fought in some manner in the Pacific Theater (which included the Indian, Indochinese, Chinese, SouthWestern Pacific, and Central Pacific Theaters):
With the exception of the above countries, those countries nominally part of the Allied or Axis alliances did NOT materially participate in the Pacific War portion of WW2. In addition, many current-day countries were part of one of the various Empires of the time, and, while they definitely fought in the Pacific War, they were not a distinct political entity at the time.
no but it did get the U.S. involved in the pacific war
No. Canada played very little part in the Pacific war. Their resources were directed to the European theater.
The pacific war was the part of World War 11 that was fought in the Pacific Ocean, it islands, and in East Asia. The war was fought between the Axis and Allied countries. The axis participants included Japan, Germany, Italy, and Thailand. The allied participants included the United States, The Republic of China, The United Kingdom Australia, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the Netherlands New Zealand, and Canada. See the related link below for an Article on the Pacific War for more information.
they were involved in the war because when britain was at war canada was at war too.
Broadly speaking, the Atlantic and the Pacific. In the Pacific the enemy was Japan, in the Atlantic, Germany and Italy. But each of these vast areas was divided into several theaters of operations.The War against Japan involved the Central Pacific Theater of Operations, the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, and the China-Burma-India Theater.In the Atlantic the war against Germany and Italy involved North Africa, the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, the Middle East, and the European Theater of Operations.The above considers only American and British forces. There was fighting in other places where the Americans and British did not participate, most notably the "Eastern Front" where Germany was battling the Soviet Union.
Theatres of war are always pretty horrific for those involved in them.
no but it did get the U.S. involved in the pacific war
Seeing as Australia had been at war since 1939, the attack at Pearl Harbour, December 7 1941, obviously, had no effect on Australia's being involved in the war in the pacific.
Short answer: Pearl Harbor attacks by the Japanese
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic
I know this list is incomplete, but certainly Japan, China, USA, Indonesia, India and many others were involved. I believe that most European countries were already too occupied in their own backyards to get involved in the Pacific.
Japan. United States, Aisa and Korea.
America became involved because of the bombing of pearl harbor
USA got involved in the war when Japan attacked the American pacific fleet, located in pearl harbour.
They didn't have anything to do with the Civil War. They were explorers. They were trying to find a water way all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
The bombing of Pearl Harbour was the major instigator of American involvement in WW2.
No. Canada played very little part in the Pacific war. Their resources were directed to the European theater.