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At that time he was just a figurehead, the military ran Japan. There where those in the military who opposed war against the US but they where out numbered. The ones that opposed war had studied in the US and got to know about the great ability the US had in production. They knew Japan could never hope to match the war production of the US and would lose the war eventually. Those for the war had limited knowledge of the production capabilities of the US. They also saw the US as weak, soft, and anti-war.
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∙ 9y agoBecause he wanted to build up a Japanese colonial Empire in East Asia. The American embargo on the raw pots precipitated the war between Japan and the U.S. Prime Minister Prince Konoe was not agree with this resolution and resigned. Hirohito refused his advisers' proposal for appoint Prince Higashikuni and he chose Gen. Tojo. Hirohito's decision for war was described by Konoe's chief cabinet secretary Kenji Tomita in his diary.
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∙ 11y agoJapan was one of the countries instrumental in starting WWII. Since the early 1930's Japan had been invading China. Ultimately, Japan would ally itself with Germany and Italy to form the Axis Powers. On Sunday morning December 7,1941 they attacked the U.S. Naval forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii waking the "Sleeping Giant". That was what Japanese Admiral Yamamoto said in reference to America. Time would prove him right.
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What act of war brought the US into World War 2?
The Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Pearl harbor attack pulled the US into which war?
Actually, it was the Japanese that attacked Pearl Harbor. And yes, that was the prime reason we were brought in WWII.
What country attacked the u.s in world war 2 and where was the attack at?
Japanese forces attacked the US Navy base at Pearl Harbour on 7th December 1941. This attack brought the United States into World War 2.
How did Japanese war prisons start?
In World War 2
What war was it when the Japanese were in concentration camps?
World war 2
What people brought the US into World War 2?
The Japanese
What brought the end of world war 2 and Japanese fighting?
I'm not sure
Which action brought America into World War 2?
The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.
What event brougt the united ststes into world war 2?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought USA into the war.
Which event finally brought the US into World War 2?
The unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbour by the Japanese
What effect did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have on US forigen policy?
The attack brought the US into World War 2. It changed the neutral status in that war.
What act of war brought the US into World War 2?
The Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
What incident that cause world war 2 end?
The invasion of Russians into Manchuria against the Japanese and the dropping of the two Atomic Bombs finally brought the Japanese to their knees, to surrender.
Pearl harbor attack pulled the US into which war?
Actually, it was the Japanese that attacked Pearl Harbor. And yes, that was the prime reason we were brought in WWII.
What country attacked the u.s in world war 2 and where was the attack at?
Japanese forces attacked the US Navy base at Pearl Harbour on 7th December 1941. This attack brought the United States into World War 2.
Why was the bombing of hiroshima important in world war 2?
It brought the world into the atomic age...which brought the world into the cold war.
Did America fight the Japanese in World War 2?
Yes they did. Japan attacked a US Naval Base located at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This brought The US into World War Two.
