Topic summary
American theater of World War II
Allies:
United States(from 1941)
Canada
United Kingdom
Free France
Netherlands(from 1940)
Panama(from 1941)
Costa Rica(from 1941)
Dominican Republic(from 1941)El Salvador(from 1941)
Haiti(from 1941)
Honduras(from 1941)
Nicaragua(from 1941)
Cuba(from 1941)
Guatemala(from 1941)
Mexico(from 1942)
Brazil(from 1942)
Bolivia(from 1943)
Colombia(from 1943)
Ecuador(from 1945)
Paraguay(from 1945)Peru(from 1945)
Uruguay(from 1945)
Venezuela(from 1945)
Argentina(from 1945)Chile(from 1945)
Axis:
Germany
Italy(from 1940)
Japan(from 1941)
Vichy France(until 1943)
The American theater was a theater of operations during World War II including all continental American territory, and extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean. Owing to North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict (in Europe, , and the Pacific) the threat of an invasion of the continental United States or other areas in the Americas by the Axis powers was negligible and the theater saw relatively little conflict. Military engagements include the Battle of the River Plate, submarine attacks off the East Coast, the Aleutian Islands campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland. Espionage efforts included Operation Bolívar.