Question: when did world war 2 end in pacific
Answer: Pacific War Part of World War II Map showing the main areas of the conflict and Allied landings in the Pacific , 1942 -- 45 Date 7 December 1941 -- 2 September 1945 ( 3 years , 8 months , 3 weeks and 5 days ) Location East Asia South Asia Southeast Asia Oceania Western Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Result Allied victory End of World War II Fall of the Japanese Empire Continuation of the Chinese Civil War Substantial weakening of European colonial powers and the gradual decolonization of Asia 1951 Treaty of San Francisco 1956 Soviet -- Japanese Joint Declaration Territorial changes Allied occupation of Japan Removal of all Japanese troops occupying parts of the Republic of