Pearlridge overlooks an historic lagoon, the attack on which, caused the United States to enter into which war?
Pearlridge Pearlridge (formerly Pearlridge Center) is the second largest shopping center in Hawaiʻ i, after Ala Moana, and is Hawaiʻ i's largest enclosed shopping center, located in ʻ Aiea. Opened in 1972 and expanded in 1976, the enclosed mall is split up into three "phases" (Uptown, Downtown, & Phase Three) and overlooks historic Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial. The property includes the only monorail in Hawaiʻ i, the only emergency clinic located on mall property (Pali Momi Medical Center), and an eight story office complex (Pearlridge Office Center).
Panama during World War II The history of Panama during World War II begins in 1939. Due to the American-controlled Panama Canal cutting across the center of the country, Panama was of major strategic importance to the Allied war effort, as well as the most important strategic location in Latin America during World War II. It provided an invaluable link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that was vital to both commerce and the defense of the Western Hemisphere. Therefore, the defense of the Canal Zone was the United States' chief concern in the American Theater. Panama never received Lend-Lease assistance, but in return for the rights to build military infrastructure within Panamanian territory, the United States undertook large-scale public works projects, which did much to modernize the country and boost the economy.