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.
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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.
The Allied forces beat the Japanese with a resounding victory and the Japanese finally surrendered.
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.
Angola was not involved in the Cold War