An European war was the Battle of Britain. Hitler attacked Britain through an amphibious attack. An amphibious attack involves an attack on land and in the water. This amphibious attack was the only way Hitler though he could succeed to control Great Britain . Hitler then attacked with air force in the 1940's. The Germans attacked the British naval bases and the air force bases. They also attacked the harbors, communication centers, and the war industries. The British then fought back and were determined to beat the Germans. The British built their strength back and then started attacking the Germans. Soon after the British were rebuilt, they were attacking by planes. Hitler then postponed the attack on Britain indefinitely.
A war between the U.S. and Asia started on December 7, 1941. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor at the end of 1941. The attack was on a U.S. naval base in the Hawaiian islands. That same day the Japanese launched attacks on the Philippines and to Malaya. Soon after the Japanese attacked and invaded the Indies and islands in the Pacific Ocean.