One major event that took place during World War Two was the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. In 1943, a Japanese submarine sunk a ship killing almost 300 people.
Britain didn't have any troops in the Pacific during World War 2
The Pacific and the Caribbean.
Hong Kong became territory of the British Empire after the opium war which ended in 1942. During the pacific war (the part of WW2 carried out in the pacific ocean) it was occupied by Japan. At the conclusion of WW2 in 1945 it was again under British control until 1997 when China regained sovereignty.
The war in the Pacific during WWII was directly caused by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Actually it was a two front war so there was fighting in the Pacific. It just isn't as popular to study as the European theater. If you want to see the Pacific war watch the series Victory at Sea and it documents the battles in the Pacific.
"Island Hopping"
War of the Pacific happened on 1879-02-14.
1942
in 1942 during World War 2
a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943)
War in the Pacific - video game - happened in 2009.
Gary Grigsby's Pacific War happened in 1992.
Defeating Japan.
Japan was defeated in an attempt to invade Australia
naval battle of World War II (June 1942)
The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the pacific for the US.
The battle of Midway was fought on June 4-7. This was the turning point in the Pacific Campaign. Four Japanese carriers were sunk.