In 1941, America decided to place an embargo on Japan. This meant that the Japanese couldn’t export steel, scrap iron, and aviation fuel to their country. Japan obviously got angry over this.…
In any case, it can be contended that by not truly managing this risk until the 1940's, America had left things past the point of no return and confronted an adversary who might not down. Japan was a nation of…
The United States imposed sanctions on Japan on the 26th of July 1941. The aim of this embargo was to bring Japan to its senses but instead it brought it to its knees. Due to the sanctions Japanese assets were frozen and its supply of steel and oil drastically went low. According to Miller, Japan was left with three options: first suffer economic impoverishment, second accede to America’s demands to yield it territorial conquests or third go to war with the United States and its allies . Japan chose the third option and its intention to do so was made clear to America and the world on the 7th of December 1941 when it attacked Pearl…
Similar to Great Britain, Japan was in desperate need of resources that they lacked because of their geography. Trade was and still is a huge part of Japan's economy. "Trade was necessary to the functioning of the Japanese economy. When Japan entered the first stage of its modernization in the nineteenth century, it had become dependent on other parts of the world for markets and raw materials... Iron for the steel industry was of particular concern as Japan was almost wholly dependent upon imports... The nearest major sources of iron were in Manchuria and northern China." (William Beasley, Doc. 8) Japan became an imperialist nation because of its lack of natural resources and because China was so close and prosperous they first traded with China and eventually invaded China in hopes to take control of it. In Doc. 9, the map shows the Japanese expansion from 1930 to 1939. During those nine years Japan invaded all of Korea, and a good part of China including one of China's big cities, Manchuria. "The protection of the nation's line of sovereignty and the defense of our line of advantage are essential if we wish to maintain our independence and security.... [W]e must reach as far as possible within the limits of our resources to achieve control of that position. As a result, it is essential that we begin to make significantly larger appropriations for our navy and our armed…
Japan knew that if they accepted these terms and surrendered, all their progress on becoming an imperial power would be lost. Japan refused to accept these term from the US and continued their activity in China. To protest this the United States placed an embargo on oil and steel from the US. America did not want Japan to have any more activity in the United States. The United States was Japan's main source of oil and the embargo threatened to cut off Japan's supply line and threatened economic problems.…
The U.S. and the Allies did continue to try and stop Japan's expansion, but nothing seemed to work. They secretly started stealing southeast Asia's oil supply, fueling their weapon attacks. Japan plotted ways to take over all of Asia, considering a fleeting attack on surrounding countries. They realized that their biggest fear would be an attack from the U.S. by Pearl Harbor, since that was the closest threat. Naturally, they chose to bomb us before we had the chance. They were taking extra measures to ensure that no one ruined their plans for domination. Who knows how far they might have gotten, hadn't they done that and brought us into it.…
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Many hypotheses and theories exist for why that fateful day occurred in history. Was Japan trying to take over the world and the United States stood in their way? Did we deserve this? I believe Japan attacked Pearl Harbor for a combination of reasons. War is never simple and I have to believe that it is never just the fault of one. I believe that the combination of a breakdown of relations with the US, Japan’s imperialistic actions, and the US’s restriction on trade with Japan lit the fuse that resulted in the bombing of Pearl Harbor.…
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because they believed that the Yamato race was the superior one and their ruling needed to expand across the world, America stopped trading oil with Japan and the U.S. imposed many embargoes that hurt Japan. One reason…
The last reason why Japan bombed Pearl Harbor was because the U.S fleet expansion threatened Japan by its overwhelming numbers and strength it was gaining. The U.S Congress passed an act called the Naval Expansion Act and it promises to triple the fleet. (Doc C) A Japanese Prime Minister and War Minister named Hideki Tojo said that Japan knew that the U.S Navy would definitely grow stronger. (Doc E) So since Japan felt threatened by America’s growing Naval Fleet, they felt that it would be best to weakened it by bombing at the source, Pearl…
Japan joined forces with Germany and Italy and became allies. Japan was afraid the U.S. would try to stop them from taking Southeast Asia, so they decided to attack Pearl Harbor, which was a large station for the military. They believed that a surprise attack would destroy the U.S. Navy and make it easier to invade Southeast Asia. The bombing began on Sunday December 7th, 1941 at 7:55 a.m.…
On December 7, 1941 came a great shock when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. At first, the United States and Japan were negotiating with each other to avoid going to war with each other. The United States took all possible measures to avoid entering into World War II. However, when planes from six Japanese aircraft carriers launched an attack on the American naval base and airfields located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that all ended. This tragic event propelled the United States into World War II, fighting against both Germany on one front and Japan on another. Yet the question still remained, why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor. At the time Japan had only half the population of the United States and its land size was smaller than Sweden, but still they…
During World War II Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and ruined many of our fleets and military. The decision on what to do to deal with Japan was a tough one. America made the right decision on dropping the atomic bomb on Japan.…
On December 7, 1941 Japan’s plans succeeded with an attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Outraged President Franklin Roosevelt declared war with Japan the next day. With the United States fleet out of the way for the time being, Japan seized the opportunity and tried to take oil resources from Southeast Asia. The attack on Pearl Harbor turned America into a war production economy. Military needs were in demand and quickly took priority over consumer goods. After Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 in 1942, which allowed the military to relocate the Japanese to temporary centers in a precaution to protect American…
A second reason for the attack was oil trade. In the 1930’s 80% of Japans petroleum but in 1941 when they began to try to take over China the U.S. reacted by cutting down the oil imported almost completely. The Japanese were interested in keeping the flow of imported oil coming because they couldn’t produce their own until they made it down and expanded Japan to the Netherlands. Japan only had a few oil reserves so they made very little of their own oil. When the U.S. drastically slowed down the flow of oil to Japan it caused them to attack because if they didn’t they wouldn’t have been able to further progress into China.…
The Japanese had been coming to America at a steady rate of roughly a thousand per year. After the annexation of Hawaii, the Japanese appeared in record numbers of twelve thousand per year. This resulted in a panic for San Francisco. The mayor quarantined a section of the city just for the oriental immigrants. The Japanese became offended and protested, but the San Francisco Labor Council began to issue laws similar to the Chinese Exclusion acts. The Japanese Government responded by stoping the issuing of passports to contract laborers going to America even if the American employers wanted them and…