HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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What was the main reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?
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they wanted to invade the United States
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they wanted to build a Pacific empire without interference
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they wanted to stop the United States from selling war materials to Great Britain
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they wanted to seize the natural resources of Hawaii
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -From 1894, Japan built an extensive empire that included Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria, and parts of northern China. The Japanese regarded this sphere of influence as a political and economic necessity, which prevented foreign states from strangling Japan by blocking its access to raw materials and crucial sea-lanes.
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