How Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor
A series of events and motives that lead to certain actions cause a war. In World War II preceding actions provoked many costly consequences. Japan’s mindset and actions before attacks were fundamental to their operations. Pearl Harbor was the result of Japan’s motives and attacks on surrounding countries in Southeast Asia.
Japan’s conquest of Southeast Asia caused the United States and other colonial European countries to enforce sanctions establishing a dilemma between the United States and Japan. The Japanese recognized that they had the best chance to gain, “petroleum and other resources of Southeast Asia and the adjacent islands; on the other hand, they knew they could not win the war with the U.S. that would probably ensue.” The motivation …show more content…
“General Hideki Tojo became prime minister of Japan in October 1941. Tojo and Japan's other military leaders realized that only the United States Navy had the power to block Japan's expansion in Asia. They decided to cripple the U.S. Pacific Fleet with one forceful blow.” Tojo’s military mindset helped create Japan’s attitude towards war, ultimately leading to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was convinced that bombing the United States would create a loophole into getting supplies from other European countries. Yamamoto Isoroku led the fleet in charge of attacking Pearl Harbor. He was the leading sponsor and known as one of Japan’s greatest officers with a long and distinguished career in war. His experience in battle helped make the mission a successful one for the Japanese. “Japan was pursuing an opposite policy of preparation. It had been at war for several years in China; both its people and government were psychologically and physically geared to war and were implemented with a polished plan of action and equipment to do the job.” In the previous years, Japan had already been in an intense war with China that in which gained confidence in their future war plans. This military mindset helped their decision on the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor was influenced not only by the people running their military but also by their previous
Japan’s conquest of Southeast Asia caused the United States and other colonial European countries to enforce sanctions establishing a dilemma between the United States and Japan. The Japanese recognized that they had the best chance to gain, “petroleum and other resources of Southeast Asia and the adjacent islands; on the other hand, they knew they could not win the war with the U.S. that would probably ensue.” The motivation …show more content…
“General Hideki Tojo became prime minister of Japan in October 1941. Tojo and Japan's other military leaders realized that only the United States Navy had the power to block Japan's expansion in Asia. They decided to cripple the U.S. Pacific Fleet with one forceful blow.” Tojo’s military mindset helped create Japan’s attitude towards war, ultimately leading to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was convinced that bombing the United States would create a loophole into getting supplies from other European countries. Yamamoto Isoroku led the fleet in charge of attacking Pearl Harbor. He was the leading sponsor and known as one of Japan’s greatest officers with a long and distinguished career in war. His experience in battle helped make the mission a successful one for the Japanese. “Japan was pursuing an opposite policy of preparation. It had been at war for several years in China; both its people and government were psychologically and physically geared to war and were implemented with a polished plan of action and equipment to do the job.” In the previous years, Japan had already been in an intense war with China that in which gained confidence in their future war plans. This military mindset helped their decision on the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor was influenced not only by the people running their military but also by their previous