WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They hated the United States
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They wanted to make Hitler proud
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The U.S. threatened to cut off their oil supplies
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They wanted to take the U.S. over
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Detailed explanation-1: -The oil embargo was an especially strong response because oil was Japan’s most crucial import, and more than 80% of Japan’s oil came from the United States. Japanese war planners had long looked south, especially to Brunei for oil and Malaya for rubber and tin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Having lost 94% of its oil supply and unwilling to submit to U.S demands, Japan planned to take the oil needed by force. However, striking south into British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies would almost certainly provoke an armed U.S response.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Impending Crisis This prompted Roosevelt to freeze all Japanese assets in the United States on July 26, 1941, which effectively cut off Japan’s access to US oil.