Why did was ww2 called "the european theater?"?

I know ww2 was the great war, but why did people call fighting in europe "the pacific theater?"

Why did was ww2 called "the european theater?"?movie theater

World War 2 was not called either theater. The different area's of battle where considered the theater.

The war in Europe was called the European Theater. (The war against Germany and Italy)

The war in Asia and the pacific was called the Pacific Theater. (War against Japan)

Why did was ww2 called "the european theater?"?tickets opera theater

Because there was the Pacific Theater, the Africa Theater of operations, and the European theater of operations
It manly happend in Europe
The European part of WW II was called the European theater, and the Pacific part, against the Japanese, was called the Pacific theater. In wars, you call different areas of the war "theaters".