The u.s. and others couldn't believed that the Japanese started a war with an attack on the pearl harbor of Hawaii. American military leaders were not expecting an attack so close to home, the naval facilities at Pearl Harbor were undefended. …show more content…
Japan wanted to move into the Dutch East Indies and Malaya to take over territories that would provide important natural resources such as oil and rubber. Japan feared the u.s. For being a huge threat and hearing that they wanted resources from the japanese land, they had to destroy the u.s. Most important fleet. The pearl harbor had the biggest navy at the time, carrying tons of planes, ships, weapons. And the harbour is surrounded from west to east from the cities of Pearl City, Aiea, and Honolulu. It has 10 square miles and 26 square km of navigable water and hundreds of anchorages and covers a land area of more than 10,000 acres and 4,000 …show more content…
This move was a threat to Japan, who wanted to expand in the Pacific. Military leaders and politicians saw a war between the U.S. and Japan as possible , with the solution being to attack first, Japan did that. Was japan helped?, japan had allies with british, the british should of known the japanese was planning a attack but just didn't say anything. The japanese was trained by the british learning how drop bombs and how to destroy ships and fly planes and take ones out.They gave them weapons. Japan in 1922 didn’t have anything by 1930 they had a fleet and more. It was Obvious they was helped. The u.s. Was still in shock in why the japan would attack but realized they had to declare war fast, Japan surprise attack gave them the advantage to take out pearl harbor. There were planning this for awhile. Japan whipped out most of pearl harbor leaving a lot of damage to families, communities, places, and more of the hawaii. Could the u.s. Prevented this ? The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, and it was one of the most important events in United States history. It made the United States government to join World War II in both the european and the pacific theaters. It showed the people of the United States that are living in an isolationist country did not mean they were safe from attack. Although the success of American involvement in World War II, some people have been