AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Congress declared war against Japan.
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Japanese Americans were interned by the federal government.
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The United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor.
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The United States dropped an atomic bomb on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Detailed explanation-1: -By attacking Pearl Harbor Japan believes that it can severely cripple the U.S fleet and buy them time in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. So not only would they be able to launch their attacks without interference from the U.S they would also have time to dig in defensively and consolidate their gains.
Detailed explanation-2: -Japan and the Path to War The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise, but Japan and the United States had been edging toward war for decades. The United States was particularly unhappy with Japan’s increasingly belligerent attitude toward China.
Detailed explanation-3: -Its most significant consequence was the entrance of the United States into World War II. The US had previously been officially neutral but subsequently entered the Pacific War, the Battle of the Atlantic and the European theatre of war.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Japanese, however, immediately followed their Pearl Harbor assault with attacks against US and British bases in the Philippines, Guam, Midway Island, Wake Island, Malaya, and Hong Kong.