Pearl Harbor Research Paper
Pearl Harbor marks a very significant day in America. On Sunday December 7, 1941
Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor and put America in WWII. Japan’s reason for this surprise attack on the U.S. most likely goes all the way back to the end of WWI. In
1919 after WWI major powers of the world met in France to discuss the damage of WWI. In this meeting President Woodrow Wilson brought up his interest in creating a League of Nations to promote world peace and help future problems. Although President Wilson created the League of
Nations, America was not apart of it because American leaders did not want America to be involved in other countries affairs. America not being apart of the League of Nations made the
Japan question the United States. Japanese leaders were also …show more content…
So, why did Japanese aircraft attack the U.S naval base at Pearl Harbor?
Some reasons could be because of the oil embargo by the U.S., Americas plans to expand and
Japan’s plan of a “new order.”
On August 1, 1941 the U.S. out an embargo on all oil shipments to Japan. This really hurt
Japan because America was supplying them with over 80 percent of their oil. Japan needed and wanted oil they were expanding and needed oil to fuel their transport ships. Japan also needed oil for their military to power aircraft and without oil Japan would be in major trouble.
They only had enough oil to maybe last two years. Without oil the Japanese Navy would be shut down. Japan needed to make a move in order to save themselves from falling apart so this may be one of the reasons they decided to attack the U.S. at Pearl Harbor.
Americas decision to expand its naval ships in July 1941 worried Japan. The U.S. froze all
Japanese assets and bank accounts. Tojo knew that the American army was going to be getting stronger over the next couple of years and knew that Japan needed to do something to stop them. The Japanese believed the U.S. wanted to stop Japan from expanding. Japan was
Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor and put America in WWII. Japan’s reason for this surprise attack on the U.S. most likely goes all the way back to the end of WWI. In
1919 after WWI major powers of the world met in France to discuss the damage of WWI. In this meeting President Woodrow Wilson brought up his interest in creating a League of Nations to promote world peace and help future problems. Although President Wilson created the League of
Nations, America was not apart of it because American leaders did not want America to be involved in other countries affairs. America not being apart of the League of Nations made the
Japan question the United States. Japanese leaders were also …show more content…
So, why did Japanese aircraft attack the U.S naval base at Pearl Harbor?
Some reasons could be because of the oil embargo by the U.S., Americas plans to expand and
Japan’s plan of a “new order.”
On August 1, 1941 the U.S. out an embargo on all oil shipments to Japan. This really hurt
Japan because America was supplying them with over 80 percent of their oil. Japan needed and wanted oil they were expanding and needed oil to fuel their transport ships. Japan also needed oil for their military to power aircraft and without oil Japan would be in major trouble.
They only had enough oil to maybe last two years. Without oil the Japanese Navy would be shut down. Japan needed to make a move in order to save themselves from falling apart so this may be one of the reasons they decided to attack the U.S. at Pearl Harbor.
Americas decision to expand its naval ships in July 1941 worried Japan. The U.S. froze all
Japanese assets and bank accounts. Tojo knew that the American army was going to be getting stronger over the next couple of years and knew that Japan needed to do something to stop them. The Japanese believed the U.S. wanted to stop Japan from expanding. Japan was