WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Its leaders wanted to punish the Unites States for its role in World War I.
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Its leaders believed the U.S. Navy blocked Japanese expansion.
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Its leaders wanted to gain control of Hawaii’s natural resources.
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The United States had recently declared war on Japan.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. So not only would they be able to launch their attacks without interference from the U.S they would also have time to dig in defensively and consolidate their gains.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -This started WWII. Why did many Japanese leaders believe they were justified in attacking the U.S. naval fleet at Pearl Harbor? The Japanese believed they could cripple the American naval fleet.
Detailed explanation-5: -Japan wanted to take over the pacific and wanted to cripple America’s military strength in the pacific. They wanted to attack America so that they wouldn’t get in their way of their expansion in Malaya and the rest of the pacific.