HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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Why did Japanaese Emperor authorize his military to bomb Pearl Harbor in the late 1941?
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He hoped to destroy most of the U.S. Navy there
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He wanted revenge for the U.S. bombing of Tokyo
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He knew it would end U.S. involvement in World War II
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He was convinced to do so by Adolf Hitler
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -However, striking south into British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies would almost certainly provoke an armed U.S response. To blunt that response, Japan decided to attack the U.S Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, hoping that the U.S would negotiate peace.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Japanese attacked the US naval base in pearl harbour because the US had cut the export of oil to Japan in 1941.
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