WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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placed an embargo on the United States
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declared war on the Soviet Union
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captured the Suez Canal
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invaded the Philippines and Indonesia
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, they invaded Luzon, Philippines in January 1942. Despite insufficient supplies, American and Filipino troops were able to fight for three months.
Detailed explanation-3: -Background. Japan launched an attack on the Philippines on 8 December 1941, just ten hours after their attack on Pearl Harbor. Initial aerial bombardment was followed by landings of ground troops both north and south of Manila.
Detailed explanation-4: -Japan attacked the U.S Pacific Fleet at its base at Pearl Harbor on the 7th of December 1941, but what led to that decision? Why did the Japanese attack the USA?-The answer is oil. Japan had been modernising its economy throughout the 20th century and wanted to build an empire of its own.