A few army officials picked up Japanese planes on a radar, their findings were disregarded by higher ranking officers. They knew it was coming, but couldn't do anything about it.
The President asked congress to declare war on Japan, congress agreed.
The attack was treacherous for many reasons. The United States was engaged with Japan in negotiations over the war effort. The attack was unprovoked and was unexpected.
planes
to attack japan.
in the year 1945
there wasnt really a conflict that caused Japan to attack the US. the US was not at war with Japan until after Pearl Harbor, in which the Japanese were the aggressors.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor the US declared war on Japan and on the Central Powers.
I'm not really sure but I'll try to explain as best as possible. After the pearl harbor attack by japan the US responded as a act of war against japan. So the US joined the war supporting the allies by leading the victory in the east. By entering the war the US was at risk getting any of the axis to attack the US.
To keep the US from interferring with their other conquests.
By July 1942, the Japanese had already attacked the US and the war was already underway. Before the war began, the US had various war plans for the possibility of war with Japan. But none of these war plans included a US attack on Japan to start the war. All US plans assumed that the Japanese would start the war in one way or another, usually with a Japanese attack on the US forces on the Philippines. The US President had specifically told the US Army & US Navy leaders not to cause a war with Japan by accidental or intentional military action.
they sunk are ships and we attacked them
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