What was that caused the Japanese to attack pearl harbor, was it something the U.S? Exactly why did they do it?
If you have a source, id really appreciate it and would get you extra points.
2007-11-15 16:34:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
US embargo on Japan
US prohibits immigration of Japanese citizens
US has strong Navy Fleet in the Pacific, if the Japanese wanted (and they did) to rule the Pacific, they needed to get the US fleet out of their way. Japan was trying to expand to new lands.
2007-11-15 16:41:09 · answer #1 · answered by Spartan316 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real conflict started back in the last part of the ninetieth century when Japan invaded China in the Sino-Japanese war of 1894. Japan was an emerging colonial power and looking to expand its influence. This war along with the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-5 which further helped expand Japanese power (by defeating an European power).
After WW1 Japan still had interests of expanding their power and understood that any resistance wouldn't come from an European power, but the USA.
In 1931 Japan again invaded China. After year of war and horrible events taking place on the Chinese people by the Japanese military China asked the US to step in. When diplomatic pressure didn't produce a withdrawal from China the US then went to economic pressure.
Japanese leaders feared a withdrawal from China would result in a revolt against the government (the Emperor was a figurehead) they told Yamamoto to start planning an attack against the US, he choose Pearl Harbor.
2007-11-19 11:24:47 · answer #2 · answered by rz1971 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will find the events leading to Pearl Harbor at the Leap Over Web Clutter section of this website. History link and then world history time line and pick your period.
Preemptive strike... that's why they did it.
2007-11-16 01:07:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Japanese invade China in 1934
US tries to get them to agree to withdraw 1934-1941
US embargoes exports of oil to Japan 1941.
Japan gets 85% of it oil from America
Japan makes plans to seize oil fields in Dutch East Indies ( Indonesia) and ( British ) Borneo. , the "Southern Resource Area"1941
Japan realizes it has to eliminate US fleet and US forces in the Philippines to secure it's access to the "Southern Resource Area" 1941
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor 7 December and Americans in the Philippines and Brits in Singapore 8 December 1941
2007-11-16 08:09:45 · answer #4 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Japanese wanted to extend her "Empire", but unfortunately they didn't have enough oil. Burma also has a natural wealth in valuable gems, especially sapphires - great wealth = money = expansion/colonisation.
2007-11-16 06:02:03 · answer #5 · answered by quette2@btopenworld.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋