WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Battle of Midway
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Isolationism
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US Oil Embargo on Japan
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Battle of Midway
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Japan intended the attack as a preventive action. Its aim was to prevent the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and those of the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was the main reason behind the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? Japan wanted to cripple the US Navy and gain control over the Pacific.