The attack on Pearl Harbor was an effort by the Japanese government to deal a decisive blow to the U.S in order that the Japanese could invade the Southern Pacific Islands and Australia, to capture and have access to the materials they needed to continue to power their war efforts, because with our fleet destroyed in that region, it would have cleared the way for them to get what they…
The last reason why Japan bombed Pearl Harbor was because the U.S fleet expansion threatened Japan by its overwhelming numbers and strength it was gaining. The U.S Congress passed an act called the Naval Expansion Act and it promises to triple the fleet. (Doc C) A Japanese Prime Minister and War Minister named Hideki Tojo said that Japan knew that the U.S Navy would definitely grow stronger. (Doc E) So since Japan felt threatened by America’s growing Naval Fleet, they felt that it would be best to weakened it by bombing at the source, Pearl…
According to an article in the website History, the causes of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are far from few. The country clearly had imperial objectives. In 1937 for example, the country invaded China beginning a war that did nothing but help the United States begin to consider Japan a threat in Asia. In 1941, Japan occupied French Indochina and controlled the Philippines. The United States imposed an oil embargo to Japan with the objective to weaken its economic strength.…
The attack on Pearl Harbor began as part of Japan's larger plan to conquer Southeast Asia. The Japanese wanted to do this to secure raw materials and other natural resources that they lacked. Since America supplied more than half of Japan's supply of these materials Japan was reluctant to push the United States too far, but they also had intentions of getting control of its own sources of raw materials. The attack happened in the early morning of December 7,…
Hitler was furious that Japan had declared war on US because he had not acquired full control of continental Europe.…
On the morning of December 7th, 1941, while most Americans were sleeping, drinking coffee, reading the morning paper or attending church, thousands of the men who fight for their country were being killed. Due to a shocking attack on Pearl Harbor, a naval base near Honolulu Hawaii, there were 18 naval vessels that were sunk or heavily damaged, 188 planes that were destroyed and over 2,000 servicemen who were killed. (Perloff, Pearl Harbor: Hawaii Was Surprised; FDR Was Not). Trailing the gruesome attack executed by the Empire of Japan, the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, presented the “Pearl Harbor Speech” to a joint congressional session. While addressing congress about Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt…
One September 1940, the U.S. put an embargo on Japan by not allowing exports of scrap iron, steel and also oil to Japan because Japan wanted take over northern French Indochina. "Japan needed natural resources, like the oil, aluminum, etc"( Staff, History.com 1). In April 1941, The Japanese agreed to a neutrality treaty with the Soviet Union to help Stop an attack from that way if they went to a war with the U.S. or Britain. On December 7, 1914, hundreds of Japanese army planes attack the U.S. naval base at Pear Harbor nearby Honolulu, Hawaii. The bombardment last for about 2 hours and was very disastrous. "The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes. More…
In Pearl Harbor and the Coming of the Pacific War by Akira Iriye, the author explores the events and circumstances that ended in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, an American naval base. Iriye assembles a myriad of primary documents, such as proposals and imperial conferences, as well as essays that offer different perspectives of the Pacific War. Not only is the material in Pearl Harbor and the Coming of the Pacific War informative of the situation between Japan and the United States, but it also provides a global context that allows for the readers to interpret Pearl Harbor and the events leading up to it how they may. Ultimately, both Pearl Harbor and the subsequent Pacific War between Japan and the U.S. were unavoidable due to the fact that neither nation was willing to bow down to the demands of the other.…
As war in Europe exploded in the late 1930’s, it became increasingly difficult for the United States to remain its neutrality. President Franklin D. Roosevelt understood that majority of Americans opposed U.S. intervention, because of World War I and Great Depression hardships. By the beginning of December 1941, the United States had engaged in warlike activity – such as the Neutrality Act of 1939 and the Lend-Lease Act – but had yet to commit itself. A surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, an American naval base in Hawaii, ended all debate and eventually led to the United States entrance into World War II.…
First, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because of the League of Nations. The League of Nations was an organization that was created by American president Woodrow Wilson to help solve the world’s future problems. “Many nations joined, including Japan. Surprisingly, the United States did not join” (BE). Due to the United States lack of wanting to become involved in the world problems, the United States Senate did not have the United Sates become a part of the League of Nations. “Some Japanese leaders were quite shocked and disappointed” (BE). Since America had created the League of Nations it was expected for them to have joined, but because they did not, the organization was not very effective. As a result, Japan had a reason to dislike America resulting in the attack on Pearl Harbor.…
You would think Japan wouldn’t have a problem with China, but they were so aggressive towards them. The U.S. did not like that. Even though the attack on Pearl Harbor was a shock, Japan and the U.S. were heading towards the war for many years. Japan wanted a better economic situation, hence their violation of their neighbors (China’s) import market. Japan declared war on China in 1937. U.S. officials answer to this was with economic sanctions and trade embargoes. The Japanese did not let down their guard down, thus the coming of the war would soon happen. With the tension between the Japanese and America, They launched a surprise attack on the American Naval base at Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941.…
Joseph Stalin once said “The death of one man is a tragedy. The deaths of millions is a statistic” (“Joseph Stalin Quote”). On a sunday of December 7, 1941 a surprise attack was planned by the Japanese to attack Oahu, Hawaii also known as Pearl Harbor. On this day many lives of the United States army were taken by the hands of Japan. The men of the United States army in Oahu were attacked by surprise which did not give them enough time to fight back. Many of the equipment was destroyed which gave the men little to fight back. Most of the battleships were destroyed and also most of the planes. After all of the damage and injured men, an underground hospital and bomb trenches to reduce the deaths of soldiers. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was not to happy about this attack which led him to declare war on Japan. Pearl Harbor is one of America's worst tragedies because of the casualties, equipment loss, and the beginning of the war…
On December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the Japanese attacked the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The surprising tactical attack caused many American casualties as well as destroyed much of the U.S. naval base. As the attack on Pearl Harbor was the costliest naval disaster for the U.S., this will remain an unforgettable day in history. However, during the times of surprise for military and civilian communities, the Army Medical Department was able to handle the casualties due to the prewar emergency planning.…
On December 7, 1941 one of the worst attacks ever on the United States occurred. More than 3,000 people lost their lives or were injured that morning, and the attack propelled us into war against the Axis Alliance. Through the misjudgment of numerous U.S. armed forces personnel, the Japanese were able to carry out this terrible attack, which crippled the United States' Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.…
The United States reacted to an attempt by the Japanese to siege the border of China. They started an oil embargo in an attempt to decelerate Japan’s advances into China. In relation, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 in Hawaii. There were at least three reasons why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor these were the U.S. Embargo, Imperialism, and Oil trade. So why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?…