_Japan's Need for Natural Resources/Pearl Harbour
_Japan's Need for Natural Resources_ Invasion of Manchuria begins in 1937
The Japanese want coal, iron and rubber in Dutch east Indies Indo-China, Taiwan, Mainland China, Philippines and Solomon Islands all captured The Americans boycott oil to Japan in 1941 Japan wanted natural recourses in the Pacific but with consequence. Pearl
Harbor did break down the USA’s navy but they missed some key aspects. |
Pearl Harbour _ On Dec.7, 1941 Japan Attack a US Naval Base in Hawaii
They did not intended to put USA into war They thought U.S would be too “soft” to reclaim that territory Their Objective was to sink and immobilize U.S. battleships and carriers Only Eight battleships were damaged, two were lost and three were absent during the raid. It almost succeeded But the Japanese failed to Destroy Oil depots The Aircraft carriers are absent Submarine pens were not destroyed USA then declares war solely on Japan But Hitler declares war on USA on Dec. 10 (3 days after) |