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World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Shanghai International Settlement, Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. (See December 7 for the concurrent attack on Pearl Harbor in the Western Hemisphere.)
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Shanghai International Settlement
Merged conceded territories (1863–1941)
The Shanghai International Settlement originated from the 1863 merger of the British and American enclaves in Shanghai, in which British and American citizens would enjoy extraterritoriality and consular jurisdiction under the terms of unequal treaties agreed by both parties.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Malayan campaign
1941–1942 World War II military campaign
The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the Malay Operation , was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 during the Second World War. It was dominated by land battles between British Commonwealth…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Japanese invasion of Thailand
1941 brief attempt at invading Thailand by Japan
The Japanese invasion of Thailand occurred on 8 December 1941. It was briefly fought between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Empire of Japan. Despite fierce fighting in Southern Thailand, the fighting lasted only five hours before ending in a ceasefire. Thailand and Japan then…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Hong Kong
One of the first battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II
The Battle of Hong Kong, also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II. On the same morning as the attack on Pearl Harbor, forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the British Crown colony of Hong…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Invasion of the Philippines by Japan during World War II
The Philippines campaign, also known as the Battle of the Philippines or the Fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan during the Pacific Theater of World War II. The operation to capture the islands, which was defended by the U.S. and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dutch East Indies campaign
Conquest of Indonesia by Japan, 1941–1942
The Dutch East Indies campaign of 1941–1942 was the conquest of the Dutch East Indies by forces of the Empire of Japan in the early days of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Allied forces attempted unsuccessfully to defend the islands. The East Indies were targeted by the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 7
Day of the year
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941 Japanese surprise attack on the United States
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Empire of Japan on the United States Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. At the time, the U.S. was a neutral country in World War II. The air raid on Pearl Harbor,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Western Hemisphere
Half of Earth west of the Prime Meridian
The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the 180th meridian. The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. Geopolitically, the term Western Hemisphere is often used as a metonym for the Americas or the "New…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)