<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ukuze kuhlukaniswe amabutho ase-US ase-Philippines futhi kunciphise amandla asolwandle ase-US, i-Imperial General Headquarters yayala ukuhlaselwa kwesisekelo samasosha asolwandle ase-US ePearl Harbor, eHawaii, ngo-December 7, 1941. Aphinde ahlasela iMalaya neHong Kong. Ekuqaleni, amabutho aseJapane ayethole uchungechunge lokunqoba, kodwa ngo-1943 ayesebuyiselwe emuva eziqhingini zawo. Impi YasePacific yaqhubeka kwaze kwaba yilapho amabhomu e-athomu eqhuma eHiroshima naseNagasaki ngo-1945. AmaSoviet amemezela impi ngokusemthethweni ngo - August 1945 futhi abhekana namabutho aseJapane  <response>: eManchuria nasenyakatho-mpumalanga yeChina. 