They bombed pearl harbor
The goal of the United States was to defeat the Japanese. This meant the removal of the Japanese from many islands in the Pacific Ocean, the destruction of the Japanese Navy, and the surrender of Japan.
To gain a significant military advantage in the inevitable war with America. This would leave the U.S. fleet crippled giving the Japanese the ability to attack the Pacific with no threat retaliation for at least 6 months.
The Japanese were able to further their military gains in the pacific due to the speed of their advance and the collapse of organised resistance to the Japanese Army and Navy .
The military goal of the US in the Pacific during World War 2 was Japanese surrender.
The war in the Pacific was precipitated by a Japanese attack upon Pearl harbor . The Japanese sought to expand their empire by crippling US forces assigned to the Pacific for military duty .
There was no declaration before the attack on Pearl Harbor because the Japanese government believed a surprise attack would cripple the United States Pacific Fleet and prevent them from interfering with Japanese military expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. It was seen as a strategic move to gain an advantage in the early stages of the war.
He was the head of military operations against the Japanese in the Pacific.
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He served in the navy and fought the Japanese in his PT boat in the South Pacific.
The goal of the Americans' campaign against the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II was to defeat Japan and halt its expansion across Asia and the Pacific. This involved a series of military strategies, including island-hopping, aimed at capturing key islands to establish bases closer to Japan. The ultimate objective was to weaken Japanese military capabilities and pave the way for a potential invasion of the Japanese mainland, thereby ensuring Allied victory in the war.