<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - EPacific, ama-Allies ahlukanisa ukulawula okusebenzayo kwamabutho awo phakathi kwemiyalo emibili ephakeme, eyaziwa ngokuthi yiPacific Ocean Areas kanye neSouthwest Pacific Area. Ngo-1945, isikhathi esifushane ngaphambi nje kokuzinikela kweJapane, iSoviet Union neMongolia balwa  <response>: Amabutho aseJapane eManchuria nasenyakatho-mpumalanga yeChina. 