Edamame is becoming as popular in the U.S. as it has been in eastern Asia. Soybeans belong to the legume or pea family, with the botanical name Leguminosae or Fabaceae, Legumes belong to the Dicotyledonae class, sometimes called dicots, characterized by two embryonic or seed leaves.t is commonly known as soybean, wild soybean or reseeding soybean. Glycine Willd grows in the same parts of the U.S. and also has the common name of soybean. Seeds of both species are brown. Glycine max (L.) Merr and its cultivar Bobwhite are palatable to humans and are also used as animal fodder.
The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War, was the Pacific theatre of World War II, which was fought in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia.
General Article: Major Pacific Battles. In December 1941 Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, causing the U.S. to enter World War II.Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in the Pacific War: the defeat of the Japanese at Guadalcanal in February 1943.n what became known as the Battle of the Philippine Sea, American and Japanese carriers fought a two-day sea and air battle off the coast of Saipan. It would go down as one of the biggest carrier battles of World War II.