Pacific War Inevitable
July 28, 1914 would be the beginning of what was called World War I or “The Great War” because it was meant to be the war to end all wars. Until September 1, 1939 when the inevitable World War II broke out and to this day there is still no one event which is said to be the origin of this war. The years between these two great wars would be a very unstable time period for the economy partially due to the Great Depression that would shock the world beginning around 1930. December 8, 1941 a rough date the would forever be remembered as the beginning of the pacific war. Sometimes called the Asia- Pacific war, the pacific war was a war between Thailand, Japanese puppet states and the Empire of Japan against the US, britain and Australia during
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Ironiconically, it was supposedly unable to be penetrated. After just a single week the Commonwealth troops would surrender causing upwards of 80,000 troop including the commander to be forced to become prisoners of war and Singapore would be lost to the Japanese. After 7 days of fighting on February 15, 1942 the Commonwealth troops had already suffered over 5,000 casualties. The fall of Singapore really showed us the war tactics and the lengths that Japan would go in the far east. Speed and Savagery, two words the Japanese army could be described as at this time. They would strike quickly and without warning. The Japanese would travel on bikes and be able to arrive and attack silently before the british even knew what hit them. In the end when the dust would settle the Japanese would have captured Singapore leaving the british dismantled and needing to be rebuilt. The Battle of Midway, beginning only 6 months after Japans attack on pearl harbor. One Admiral Yamamoto said that post pearl harbor the japanese would only be able to hold power over the U.S. for 6 months to a year. One of the first major encounters in the pacific between Japanese forces and the U.S.. The battle of midway would take place in early june of 1942, just a few days that would have a major impact on the future course of the conflict between the two
Ironiconically, it was supposedly unable to be penetrated. After just a single week the Commonwealth troops would surrender causing upwards of 80,000 troop including the commander to be forced to become prisoners of war and Singapore would be lost to the Japanese. After 7 days of fighting on February 15, 1942 the Commonwealth troops had already suffered over 5,000 casualties. The fall of Singapore really showed us the war tactics and the lengths that Japan would go in the far east. Speed and Savagery, two words the Japanese army could be described as at this time. They would strike quickly and without warning. The Japanese would travel on bikes and be able to arrive and attack silently before the british even knew what hit them. In the end when the dust would settle the Japanese would have captured Singapore leaving the british dismantled and needing to be rebuilt. The Battle of Midway, beginning only 6 months after Japans attack on pearl harbor. One Admiral Yamamoto said that post pearl harbor the japanese would only be able to hold power over the U.S. for 6 months to a year. One of the first major encounters in the pacific between Japanese forces and the U.S.. The battle of midway would take place in early june of 1942, just a few days that would have a major impact on the future course of the conflict between the two