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How did the pacific theater battles end and how did the European theater battles end?
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the enemy in both theaters lost...........................
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Why was a battleship chosen for Japanese surrender?
The Pacific Theater (aka Pacific War) was the naval half of WWII. Although all portions of WWII had naval battles, the Pacific was the Pacific, as the name implies...an ocean. Secondly, General MacArthur reasoned that since a battleship (USS Arizona) started WWII for the US, it seemed appropiate to end it that way.
Was George Patton in the pacific?
No, but his goal toward the end of the European campaign was to go to the pacific and kill Japanese. The pacific theaters hero was Douglas MacArthur.
What was the climate of the Allies Pacific Theater?
The Pacific Theater was fought mostly in tropical climates. Many of the islands on which the war was fought, such as the Philippines, Saipan, and Guadalcanal were covered in dense jungles or rugged and mountainous. Toward the end of the war, some fighting took place in more temperate climates on islands closer to the Japanese home islands. There was also fighting in China, a temperate climate zone, throughout the war.
How did the European Theater of Operations come to an end?
Hitler's suicide. The Soviet Union was coming for him and he didn't want a humiliating death like Mussolini so he killed himself. Not to mention all his sectaries. His wife killed herself, too.
Who were the Big Three leaders who set the overall Allied strategy?
In the European Theater of Operations the Big Three were UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill, US President Franklin Roosevelt and Soviet Union leader Stalin. That is who the BIG THREE refer to when you hear about the allied forces in Europe. There were many other countries that were allies too but those three countries and men were the leaders. They were also leaders of the Pacific Theater but Stalin did not get involved much with the Japanese axis problem until the end of the war.
Where did the Pacific Theater start and end?
This is not going to be the answer you want. The Pacific Theater encompassed the entire Pacific Ocean. It has not physical beginning or ending.
End of war war 2 Europe and Asia?
ETO (European Theater of Operations) May '45; PTO (Pacific Theater of Operations) September 1945. CBI (China, Burma, India Theater of Operations came under the PTO).
Why was a battleship chosen for Japanese surrender?
The Pacific Theater (aka Pacific War) was the naval half of WWII. Although all portions of WWII had naval battles, the Pacific was the Pacific, as the name implies...an ocean. Secondly, General MacArthur reasoned that since a battleship (USS Arizona) started WWII for the US, it seemed appropiate to end it that way.
How many years did the war continue after d day invation of Europe?
The D-Day invasion was on June 6, 1944 and the European theater ended on May 8, 1945 with Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. But the Pacific theater did not end until August 15, 1945.
When did war in the European Theater end in World War 2?
May 8th, 1945 was the end of the War in the ETO.
What does VE day mark?
The end of the second world war in the European theater (the defeat of Germany)
Was George Patton in the pacific?
No, but his goal toward the end of the European campaign was to go to the pacific and kill Japanese. The pacific theaters hero was Douglas MacArthur.
What is the difference between the European theater of World War 2 and the pacific theater of World War 2?
European (or Western) Theater is the part of WWII that was fought in Europe with Nazis (Germans), some Italians, and some battles in Africa. Pacific Theater is the part of the WWII that was fought between USA and Japan. There were British, Aussies, Dutch, Indians and Chinese who also fought the Japanese. The Pacific was divided into the South Pacific and the North Pacific, another front was CBI (China Burma India).
How did the atomic bomb contribute to the world war 2?
The Atomic Bomb did not end the Pacific Theater, but gave the Emperor a quick decision.
What events formally ended World War 2?
The European Theater ended when Allied Forces poured into Germany from the East and West. U.S., Canada, and Great Britain from the west, and the Soviet Union from the east. The Pacific Theater came to an end when the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Then on the following day the Soviet Union invaded Japan. The Japanese surrendered and the war ended.
Why were Stalingrad in the East and Midway in the Pacific turning points in World War II?
These two battles marked the end of both German and Japanese expansionism during WW2 .
What would happen if the atomic bombs where not drooped to end the war?
A great deal of innocent people would not have died. an even greater number of innocent people would have died, probably including your fathers, grandfathers, and uncles who would have been sent from the European theater to the Pacific for the invasion of the Japanese home islands.
