Jeff, Nope, the Japanese did that on their own for their own strategic purposes. Although Hitler did not believe that the U.S. would be able to play a significant role in the war, he did not deliberately seek to draw us in. The Japanese did not even tell the Germans they were going to strike. Michael Montagne
Jeff,
Absolutely not.
Hitler did not want war with America, or for that matter, Britain either.
Hitler wanted Japan to attack Russia.
Yes, Hitler definitely wanted Japan to attack the Soviet Union, but he also wanted the Japanese to exert pressure against English colonial interests in Asia. He did not want the US in the war.
The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941 was a surprise military strike by the Japanese (Operation Z). It was a preemptive strike to stop the US entering Japanese waters.
they helped him
Roosevelt didn't necessarily strike out against Hitler, as much as Tojo. America joined World War 2 due to Pearl Harbor, the famous event when Japan bombed US naval base in Hawaii. What is less well known is that on 10 December 1941, Germany declared war on the United States.
No, Japan did not help Hitler in D Day. I believe they were busy with the Marianas at the time.
Territorial expansion.
When Japan's navy and air force bombed Pearl Harbor in a preemptive strike on December 7th, 1941, the U.S. joined the war.
The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941 was a surprise military strike by the Japanese (Operation Z). It was a preemptive strike to stop the US entering Japanese waters.
Because Hitler was hoping that Japan would honor it's portion of the Tripartite Pact by attacking Russia's (Soviet Union) Eastern Flank; Hitler DECLARED WAR on the US on 11 December 1941, calculating that if he helped Japan fight the USA, they'd help him fight the USSR.
Japan did the attacking.
japan and America
A lack of resources, and the Pacific Ocean, prevented Japan from attacking the continental United States.
yes
they helped him
japan
Roosevelt didn't necessarily strike out against Hitler, as much as Tojo. America joined World War 2 due to Pearl Harbor, the famous event when Japan bombed US naval base in Hawaii. What is less well known is that on 10 December 1941, Germany declared war on the United States.
Japan Joined The Axis.
No, Japan did not help Hitler in D Day. I believe they were busy with the Marianas at the time.