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  1. Midway

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    Strategic Context
    Following their swift victories in the preceding six months, Japanese forces sought to eliminate the remaining American carrier strength based at Pearl Harbor and secure a forward defensive perimeter by capturing Midway Atoll. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet, designed the operation to lure the remaining American carriers into a decisive battle under conditions favorable to the Japanese. The plan relied on the element of surprise and the perceived superiority of Japanese naval aviatio…

  2. Second Sino Japanese War

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    Integration into World War II
    The Second Sino-Japanese War became formally integrated into World War II following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the subsequent American declaration of war. China formally declared war on Japan, Germany, and Italy, and became an Allied power. However, the Chinese theater remained largely peripheral to broader strategic Allied planning until the final stages of the war in the [Pacific](/…

  3. Second World War

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    The Pacific Theatre
    The Pacific conflict officially began with the Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. This act brought the industrialized might of the United States into direct conflict with the Japanese Empire. Early Japanese advances rapidly secured territories across Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands.
    The strategic turning point occurred in mid-1942 with the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. Subsequent Allied strategy transitioned to "island hopping," selectively capturing strategically importa…

  4. World War Ii

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    In June 1941, Hitler violated the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and launched Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. This opened the Eastern Front, which became the largest and bloodiest theater of the entire war. The harsh Russian winters, coupled with tenacious Soviet resistance, halted the German advance before Moscow (1941) and culminated in the pivotal German defeat at Stalingrad (1942–1943).
    The entry of the United States into the war following the attack on…