Not too many people see this from Japan's perspective .
2006-12-16 16:02:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I refer to MIDWAY by Mitsuo Fuchida ( Sr Wing Commander, Carrier Task Force ) who led the attack on Pearl Harbor & Masatake Okumiya, ( Carrier officer and staff officer of the Naval General Staff ) 1951. They both state the oil embargo as the reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
2006-12-16 16:49:01 · update #1
No. They wanted America to enter the war.
And we did. And squashed them like bugs.
2006-12-16 16:11:39 · answer #1 · answered by Sir J 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Japan's quest for territories was indeed driven by a need for resources, including oil.
The USA had imposed an embargo which cut off resources from the rest of the world to Japan.
Japan attacked in order to end the blockade, as well as capture American holdings like the Philippines, Midway, and possibly Hawaii and Alaska.
2006-12-16 16:12:23 · answer #2 · answered by geek49203 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Japan did lack its own natural resources, but oil was not the reason they attacked the USA. They wanted a clear field in the Pacific and felt that a very quick war against the US would give them that. The Japanese military that had been schooled in the US knew there was no way Japan could defeat the US if the attack on Pearl Harbor was anything but an overwhelming success.
2006-12-16 16:10:23 · answer #3 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Access to oil controlled by the Dutch was one of the factors influencing Japan thinking.
2006-12-16 16:07:27 · answer #4 · answered by jack w 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Japan wanted to rule the Pacific
2006-12-16 16:13:35 · answer #5 · answered by MrCool1978 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Natural resources period. Japan has very few of them.
2006-12-16 16:16:15 · answer #6 · answered by Sophist 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
one of the common therioes i have heard Japan wanted and neede more natural resources so maybe yes
2006-12-16 16:12:04 · answer #7 · answered by steve h 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Japan figured we were busy defending Europe and tried to gain a refueling port to expand their sea empire.
2006-12-16 16:15:15 · answer #8 · answered by denbobway 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not too many people see anything from the 'enemy''s perspective... what if America were the bad guys in every war?? Who do we believe? Only God is the true judge..
2006-12-16 16:11:37 · answer #9 · answered by Cristina v 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋