(一) “先欧后亚”战略原则,也叫“大西洋第一”原则,它是1941年1-3月英美参谋人员在华盛顿召开的“ABC会议”上确定下来的。其要旨是:一旦美国卷入战争,其军事努力将首先放在大西洋,因为德国在轴心国中起控制作用,因而大西洋和欧洲地区是决定性战场。美军在其他战区的军事行动,以有利于那种努力为条件。如果日本在美国参战时 (1) The “first before the second” strategy, also known as the “first principle in the Atlantic,” was established at the “ABC Conference” held by the British and American staff in January-March 1941 in Washington. Its essence is that once the United States becomes involved in the war, its military endeavors will first of all be placed on the Atlantic Ocean. Because Germany plays a controlling role in the axis of the world, the Atlantic Ocean and Europe are decisive battlegrounds. The U.S. military operations in other theater zones are conditional on the kind of efforts that are being made. If Japan is participating in the war in the United States