Why Did Japanese Enter Wwi
Japanese Offensive (Background and motivation of Japanese)
The United States had remained outside of the war for more than two years because of a widespread feeling of isolationism. Even so, it supported Great Britain in many ways. It offered the British loans to help in their war effort, and even sent warships and ammunition. Meanwhile, the world felt that it was only a matter of time before the Americans would actually join the fighting side of the Allies. Japan knew that the massive US Pacific fleet would be a major threat once the Americans did enter the war, so the Japanese decided to strike a blow to destroy American naval power. The Japanese believed that they themselves would be too powerful to defeat by the time the US fleet was rebuilt. On the 7th Of December 1941, Japanese submarines and carrier-based planes attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. Eighteen American warships were sunk or badly damaged about 200 Americans aircraft were destroyed and 3000 sailors and soldiers were killed or wounded. This is how the Japanese entered World War 2.
As the Japanese had destroyed the American Navy that gave them the power and free reign throughout the …show more content…
The treacherous conditions of the Kokoda track that the Australian soldiers experienced emphasizes the significance of the campaign and the importance it holds. In 1942 when the Australians and Japanese were both on the Owen Stanley Range or otherwise known as the Kokoda track they crossed many life threating conditions. The mountains reached a range of over 4,000 meters. Many rivers that these men had crossed over were deep and were often fast and dangerous. Often it heavily rained, causing the track to be muddy and slippery which made the journey difficult for the Australians and Japanese that carried bags of ammunition and
The United States had remained outside of the war for more than two years because of a widespread feeling of isolationism. Even so, it supported Great Britain in many ways. It offered the British loans to help in their war effort, and even sent warships and ammunition. Meanwhile, the world felt that it was only a matter of time before the Americans would actually join the fighting side of the Allies. Japan knew that the massive US Pacific fleet would be a major threat once the Americans did enter the war, so the Japanese decided to strike a blow to destroy American naval power. The Japanese believed that they themselves would be too powerful to defeat by the time the US fleet was rebuilt. On the 7th Of December 1941, Japanese submarines and carrier-based planes attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. Eighteen American warships were sunk or badly damaged about 200 Americans aircraft were destroyed and 3000 sailors and soldiers were killed or wounded. This is how the Japanese entered World War 2.
As the Japanese had destroyed the American Navy that gave them the power and free reign throughout the …show more content…
The treacherous conditions of the Kokoda track that the Australian soldiers experienced emphasizes the significance of the campaign and the importance it holds. In 1942 when the Australians and Japanese were both on the Owen Stanley Range or otherwise known as the Kokoda track they crossed many life threating conditions. The mountains reached a range of over 4,000 meters. Many rivers that these men had crossed over were deep and were often fast and dangerous. Often it heavily rained, causing the track to be muddy and slippery which made the journey difficult for the Australians and Japanese that carried bags of ammunition and