Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?Japan bombed Pearl Harbor for three reasons imperialism, fear, and revenge.Japan was a small nation but was a military country and wanted to prove themselves by bombing Pearl Harbor and taking over any more before bombing it. Imperialism played a role in the bombing because japan wanted to extend their power to other countries and be known more than just Japan a small nation. Japan started taking over countries like Manchuria and took over East asia so that they could have sources Manchuria was the puppet state for Japan and East of asia was their paddy field (resting place). They wanted to bigger and larger than everyone else around the world. Japan needed more oil for ships and the East indies had a lot …show more content…
Japan was going off the rails by taking over the different countries and trying to make a mark as being the new order of the world. They took Manchuria, East Asia, tried to take the Philippines and then started having fear of the fleet ships tripling their size and being moved to Pearl Harbor. U.S. had but a embargo on Japan because of their actions and this gave Japan a indignant feeling also the U.S. had freezed all of Japan's assets and bank accounts in the U.S. so with that happening Japan had told the U.S. to unfreeze their bank accounts and assets are they would attack them. The U.S. laughed and didn’t believe them until it had finally happened which shocked the U.S. government and which they waged war upon Japan. These three reasons shows why Japan had bombed the Pearl Harbor. They wanted power so by bombing something that was apart of a greater nation would make them feel like they have power and thought it would make others fear them. They had more fear about the fleet ships tripling sizes and them being put in the Pearl Harbor so Japan thought they were going to try to fight against them for what they were doing. They were angry at the U.S. because of when they had froze everything and when they had did a embargo on them so that led them to something unthinkable that no one else would have dared to
The last and final reason is that Japan thought America would crumple their power and also attack them first. Japan thought that America had the means and potential to attack them first so they wanted to get out their first and prevent an attack on their end. In closing there are many reasons as to why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack that has left many americans still in shock and confusion to this
There were numerous strategic and political reasons that lead to the bombing of Pearl Harbour on December 7th, 1941. However nationalism, militarism and imperialistic notions were key influential factors, which together contributed to the almost complete annihilation of the US Pacific fleet. Based on Japan’s nationalistic beliefs of superiority over Asian nations, the surprise attack attempted to fulfill a change in the balance of power within South East Asia and expose the vulnerability of the West.
The Japanese' motive for the bombing Pearl Harbor was to destroy the United States Pacific fleet so that the Japanese could have complete naval control of the Pacific Ocean as well as to go through with the Japanese Pan Asian program with-out the United
The bombing of Pearl Before was a bombing that the country of Japan had declared on the United States and had planned prior to the event. Japanese had many reasons why they bombed the Naval Base of Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japan following the decision of the Governor of Premier, Hideji Tojo, that the Roosevelt administration would not abandon the regions of South East Asia and China to the Japanese military or continue to supply Tokyo with oil and other valuable resources that they would need in the war. The Emperor of Japan, Emperor Hirohito, wanted to enlarge the territory and power of Japan. Japan wanted the natural resources of oil and aluminum that are found in the Netherlands East Indies, but in order to gain these resources they had to get through the United States first (Quiroz 2). In July of 1939, President Roosevelt decided to end the 1911 Japan Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with the Japanese. In reaction of President Roosevelt doing this the Japanese were getting furious with The United States of
Japan and the United States had different kinds of relations that could have lead Japan to bomb Pearl Harbor.The United States military and Japan’s relationship seemed to get worse after Japan sank the USS Panay even though Japan apologized for sinking the ship. Japan became aware in the 19th and 20th century that there was threats from different nations influence became very loyal. During 1939 - 1945 the United States, for the second time, applied domestic penalties to Japan and sends to Europe military supplies because Germany, Italy, and Japan made the Anti Comintern Pact. Japan wanted to take control over some land in northeastern China, this lead to domestic penalties that were charged against Japan from the United States and Europe. Even though the United States saw Japan as a minor threat because Japan had a little military compared to the United States navy. Japan decided
Japan and the United States had different kinds of relations that could have lead Japan to bomb Pearl Harbor.The United States military and Japan’s relationship seemed to get worse after Japan sank the USS Panay even though Japan apologized for sinking the ship. Japan became aware of the 19th and 20th century that there was threats from the different nations influence became very loyal. During 1939 - 1945 the United States, for the second time, applied domestic penalties to Japan and sends to Europe military supplies because Germany, Italy, and Japan made the Anti Comintern Pact. Japan wanted to take control over some land in northeastern China, this lead to domestic penalties that were charged against Japan from the United States and Europe. Even though the United States saw Japan as a minor threat because Japan had a few military compared to the United States navy. Japan decided to
Overall, Japan had many reasons that led to the attack and bombing of Pearl Harbor. Although the attack on Pearl Harbor may have been an overdue response to the decisions made after World War I, Japan also wanted to put their plan into place for a new world order, the United States oil embargo against them caused issues, and the expansion of the American naval fleet frightened them. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because they wanted to gain power and leadership in the
Since Japan is a island it makes it harder to invade the country. Invading the country would take a lot of people. Instead of risking hundreds of thousands of American lives. The U.S. decided to do the smart thing by bombing Japan. Bombing Japan instead of trying to invade it saved many American lives and Japanese lives. The bombing was a quick solution besides a long, deadly fight between the U.S. and Japan.
About 350 aircrafts came storming over Pearl Harbor dropping hundreds of bombs attempting to sink The United State’s ships. On December 7,1941 Japan made a surprise attack on the U.S. at Pearl Harbor. Nearly 2,400 people were killed during the bombing. The following day The United States declared war on Japan which brought them into World War 2. Japan attacked pearl harbor because they wanted to be imperialistic, they were upset about the embargo and laws placed on them, and Japan was concerned about the size of the United States Navy fleet.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor is an infamous day in America's history, as it was the event that brought the United States into World War II. One of the biggest questions left unanswered from that day was why Japan would attack the United States. However, there were many events leading up to that date that led to this bombing. Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor because of the American embargo on Japanese trade and the Japanese view that the United States posed a threat to Japan's power .
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor seems unwise, ill-judged, and senseless. The attack was meant to keep the U.S. out of the war, but had the opposite effect and instead made them want to fight and join it. Japan, at this time, was not a major power and having them attack one of the biggest major powers by bombing the U.S. naval base in Hawaii didn’t appear like an appropriate idea for them. Then why did they do it? Japan’s reasons for attacking Pearl Harbor was their plan for a ‘new’ world order, the U.S. oil embargo, and the relocation and expansion of the U.S. naval fleet.
The U.S committed multiple felonies against Japan. However, it wasn’t the only reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. For example, in the 1930s, most of Japan’s oil came from the U.S., which put an embargo on their oil. This lead to Japan invading Manchuria for both resources and imperialistic interests. Additionally, there was also the tension created from other U.S. acts such as the U.S. Immigration Act of 1924 which limited the amount of Asian immigrants and the Treaty of Versailles which didn’t allow Japan to have certain islands. Now, how would all of this connect to Pearl Harbor? Better yet, why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because of imperialistic interests, limited resources, and national tensions caused by U.S. acts.
The cause of Japan wanting to attack Pearl Harbor was the United States standing in the way of Japan for their plan for a new world order. In 1938, Japan announced their plan for a new world order (Doc C). Japan wanted their empire to rule the entire world (Doc A). The idea was that Japan would be in control of Asia, Japan, the United States. (Doc A). Japan started by occupying Manchuria in 1932 and attacking China in 1937 (Doc C). Japan did not want other countries to overpower them and wanted control to themselves.
There were many events that led up to Japan making the decision to bomb Pearl Harbor. It all started with Japan wanting to expand their power. Japan was an island nation, it was
The motivation behind a bombing can be complex. In December 1941, the American naval base stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was savagely bombed by Japan. The destruction was, in part, the result of fears toward immobilization and defeat. It was also due to an obsession with power.