WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
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Japan did not expect America to fight in WWII for very long
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Japan had become very aggressive in trying to expand their empire in East Asia and the Pacific and the U.S. objected
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America had cut off oil and steel supply to Japan
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The biggest threat to Japanese expansion in the Pacific was the U.S. navy in the Pacific
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Detailed explanation-1: -While there is no single correct or simple reason for the attack, this lesson should help students realize that Japan’s motivation for attacking Pearl Harbor was driven by its political self-interests, its scarcity of economic resources and perceived opportunity costs, and America’s embargo policy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Read a brief summary of this topic Pearl Harbor attack, (December 7, 1941), surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -While the attack inflicted significant destruction, the fact that Japan failed to destroy American repair shops and fuel-oil tanks mitigated the damage. Even more significantly, no American aircraft carriers were at Pearl Harbor that day.
Detailed explanation-4: -The U.S. military suffered 18 ships damaged or sunk, and 2, 400 people were killed. Its most significant consequence was the entrance of the United States into World War II.