 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Japan yakaronga kukurumidza kutora nyika dzeEurope muAsia kuti igadzire nharaunda huru yokudzivirira inotambanukira kuCentral Pacific. VaJapan ipapo vaizova vakasununguka kushandisa zvinhu zveSoutheast Asia nepo vaipedza simba maAllies akanga akawandisa nokurwisana muhondo yokudzivirira. Kuti vadzivise kupindira kweAmerica vachidzivirira nzvimbo yacho, zvakarongwa zvakare kuti vasadzora United States Pacific Fleet uye kuvapo kwemauto eAmerica muPhilippines kubva pakutanga. Musi wa 7 Zvita 1941 8 Zvita mumaAsia nguva dzenzvimbo, Japan yakarwisa maBritish nemaAmerican akabata pamwe nekurwisa kwakapotsa panguva imwe chete kuSoutheast Asia neCentral Pacific. Idzi dzakabatanidza kurwisa zvikepe zveAmerica paPearl Harbor uye Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, kumhara muMalaya, Thailand uye Hondo yeHong Kong. 