American Theater of World War II

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military campaign theater of war

The American Theater of World War II encompasses the military operations, defenses, and limited combat that occurred in and around North America and its surrounding waters during the Second World War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
American Theater of World War II canonical	2
World War II in Florida	1

Statements (84)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign ⓘ theater of war ⓘ
characterizedBy	air patrols ⓘ anti-submarine warfare ⓘ coastal defense measures ⓘ extensive naval operations ⓘ limited land combat ⓘ
conflictType	air warfare ⓘ limited land warfare ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
countryInvolved	Canada ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ Mexico ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endTime	1945 ⓘ
hasLocation	Alaska ⓘ Aleutian Islands ⓘ Arctic region ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Bermuda (United Kingdom) ⓘ surface form: Bermuda Caribbean Sea ⓘ Greenland ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Hawaii ⓘ island of Newfoundland ⓘ surface form: Newfoundland North America ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Panama Canal Zone (historical) ⓘ surface form: Panama Canal Zone continental United States coastal waters ⓘ
hasPart	Alaskan defense operations ⓘ Aleutian Islands campaign ⓘ surface form: Aleutian Islands Campaign Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Atlantic in American waters Caribbean Sea frontier operations ⓘ Eastern Sea Frontier operations ⓘ Greenland defense operations ⓘ Gulf Sea Frontier operations ⓘ Lend-Lease ferrying to the Soviet Union via Alaska ⓘ North American air ferry routes ⓘ Defense of the Panama Canal ⓘ surface form: Panama Canal defense operations air defense of North America ⓘ anti-submarine warfare in Western Atlantic ⓘ coastal blackouts and civil defense in Canada ⓘ coastal blackouts and civil defense in the United States ⓘ construction of the Alaska Highway ⓘ continental United States coastal defense ⓘ convoy escort operations in Caribbean Sea ⓘ convoy escort operations in Gulf of Mexico ⓘ convoy escort operations in Western Atlantic ⓘ
hasParticipant	Allies of World War II ⓘ surface form: Allied powers Axis powers ⓘ Canada ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ Mexico ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
notableFor	German U-boat attacks on shipping near North America ⓘ Japanese occupation of parts of the Aleutian Islands ⓘ defense of the Panama Canal ⓘ protection of Allied convoys in Western Atlantic waters ⓘ
partOf	World War II ⓘ
significantEvent	Aleutian Islands campaign ⓘ surface form: Aleutian Islands Campaign Battle of Attu ⓘ Aleutian Islands campaign ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Aleutian Islands Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ Battle of the St. Lawrence ⓘ Defense of the Panama Canal ⓘ Battle of Kiska ⓘ surface form: Evacuation of Kiska Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ surface form: German U-boat campaign off the U.S. East Coast Greenland Patrol ⓘ Japanese occupation of Attu ⓘ Battle of Kiska ⓘ surface form: Japanese occupation of Kiska Naval Battle of the Caribbean ⓘ Operation Drumbeat ⓘ U-boat attacks in the Caribbean Sea ⓘ U-boat attacks in the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ U-boat attacks off the Canadian coast ⓘ U-boat attacks off the U.S. East Coast ⓘ
startTime	1939 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aleutian Islands campaign → partOf → American Theater of World War II ⓘ

Museum of Florida History → focusesOn → American Theater of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in Florida

Battle of Kiska → isPartOf → American Theater of World War II ⓘ