Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor Research
How did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
Aloha! Such a peaceful Sunday morning, where everyone leisure around a beautiful serene Hawaiian Island, thinking about tropical fruits and beaches. How could anyone expect anything so terrible would happen? As we all know, Japan had been an aggressive country, expanding into their neighbor’s territory whenever they had economic problems. There had always been months of negotiations between Japan and U.S. It seemed that war was inevitable. With competent practice and preparation, Japan decided to launch a risky surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, as they believed that the Pacific Fleet located there was their only threat to defeating the Americans.
By setting out a surprise attack, the American military leaders would be able to fight back, as none of them had either believed or expected an attack from Japan (“Pearl Harbor”). On October 16, 1941, Hawaii received the first warning that Japan would attack the U.S (“Pearl Harbor, Oahu”). The warning was ignored since the U.S. didn’t see any changes in the Japanese foreign policy (“Pearl Harbor, Oahu”). The U.S. also supposed that Japan had no seaborne aircrafts that were able to chase away the Army’s bombers, as they were too weak to cause any serious threats (“Pearl Harbor, Oahu”). Since no one believed and expected the attack, there was barely …show more content…
Soon after that, the explosions began. At 7:55 a.m., many American fighter planes lined up along the airstrips, as the Japanese planes arrived at airfields that surrounded Pearl Harbor. It had been an easy target for the Japanese who bombed the planes and several buildings near the airfields. When the U.S. military personnel realized what was happening, it was already too late since most of the U.S. aircraft had been destroyed, and they were outnumbered.
Aloha! Such a peaceful Sunday morning, where everyone leisure around a beautiful serene Hawaiian Island, thinking about tropical fruits and beaches. How could anyone expect anything so terrible would happen? As we all know, Japan had been an aggressive country, expanding into their neighbor’s territory whenever they had economic problems. There had always been months of negotiations between Japan and U.S. It seemed that war was inevitable. With competent practice and preparation, Japan decided to launch a risky surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, as they believed that the Pacific Fleet located there was their only threat to defeating the Americans.
By setting out a surprise attack, the American military leaders would be able to fight back, as none of them had either believed or expected an attack from Japan (“Pearl Harbor”). On October 16, 1941, Hawaii received the first warning that Japan would attack the U.S (“Pearl Harbor, Oahu”). The warning was ignored since the U.S. didn’t see any changes in the Japanese foreign policy (“Pearl Harbor, Oahu”). The U.S. also supposed that Japan had no seaborne aircrafts that were able to chase away the Army’s bombers, as they were too weak to cause any serious threats (“Pearl Harbor, Oahu”). Since no one believed and expected the attack, there was barely …show more content…
Soon after that, the explosions began. At 7:55 a.m., many American fighter planes lined up along the airstrips, as the Japanese planes arrived at airfields that surrounded Pearl Harbor. It had been an easy target for the Japanese who bombed the planes and several buildings near the airfields. When the U.S. military personnel realized what was happening, it was already too late since most of the U.S. aircraft had been destroyed, and they were outnumbered.