WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did Japan start invading China, Southeast Asia, and eventually attack Pearl Harbor?
A
The idea of Pan-Asianism-Unified Asia under 1 Empire
B
The need for more Natural Resources, so they would be less reliant on imports
C
The goal of ending Euoropean influence in Asia
D
All of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Japanese decided then that they had to blunt that U.S response by attacking the U.S Pacific Fleet at anchor Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Faced with severe shortages of oil and other natural resources and driven by the ambition to displace the United States as the dominant Pacific power, Japan decided to attack the United States and British forces in Asia and seize the resources of Southeast Asia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Japanese attacked the US naval base in pearl harbour because the US had cut the export of oil to Japan in 1941.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japan launched a sneak attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, as part of a plan to eliminate any potential challenge to Japanese conquests in Asia. The attack compelled the United States to enter World War II as a combatant, and to wage […]

Detailed explanation-5: -On December 7, 1941, the Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Since early 1941 the U.S. had been supplying Great Britain in its fight against the Nazis. It had also been pressuring Japan to halt its military expansion in Asia and the Pacific.

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