The colonialists were tired of being ruled by Great Britain so they formed an army to fight for their independence. The colonial army kept itself in the war during the difficult early years by trading with the enemy and refusing to pay for British military operations.
B. Allied forces began to take the offensive for the first time in the Pacific.
The offensive on Guadalcanal gave the Allies an important foothold with a very strategic airfield from which to launch missions from in the Pacific.
