Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941: Why Japan Attacked

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Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Connect the oil embargo, Japanese expansion, naval planning, and the attack that brought the United States into World War II.

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Followed the attack
The United States declared war on Japan on 8 December 1941, the day after the Pearl Harbor attack.
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Battleship destroyed
USS Arizona was sunk during the Pearl Harbor attack, killing much of its crew.
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Principal naval target
The Japanese attack targeted the US Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor to weaken American naval resistance to Japanese expansion.
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Intensified US sanctions
Japan’s occupation of French Indochina intensified the diplomatic and economic confrontation with the United States before Pearl Harbor.
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Enabled export restrictions
The Export Control Act enabled US restrictions on exports to Japan, contributing to the economic conflict that preceded Pearl Harbor.
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Led Japan’s government
Hideki Tojo was Japan’s prime minister when its government approved the war that included the Pearl Harbor attack.
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Requested war declaration
Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Commanded carrier force
Chūichi Nagumo commanded the Japanese carrier force that launched the Pearl Harbor attack.
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Planned the naval strike
Isoroku Yamamoto developed the plan to attack the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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