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It's because Japan thought they could beat us. Japan conquered a large part of Asia and the Pacific to secure the nature resources and land which their country lacks. By pushing western interests out of the region, they could secure their empire and join the ranks of world super powers. Considering things like general Yamamoto's plan to attack the Panama Canal, the Japanese were an extremely formidable side to face.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoto cripple the united states pacific fleet. because the Japanese already knew they where going to be at war with the united states.
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∙ 12y agoThey thought that Pearl Harbor [ a military base in Hawaii ] was a strong point in the U.S.
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∙ 16y agoA bomb? Try hundreds! They wished to take control of vast portions of the Pacific and the single biggest threat to stopping them was the US Navy in Pearl Harbor.
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∙ 14y agoTo remove the US Pacific Fleet from interferring with Japanese expansion in the Pacific.
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∙ 15y agoThey hoped to disable the US Pacific fleet and get a head start on winning the war that they hadn't yet declared.
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∙ 12y agoThey bombed Pearl Harbor because they tried to send us a message but the translator couldn't decode it so they told us 3 hours to late and they Bombed us
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What bomb did harry Truman drop?
Harry Truman drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan and Nagasaki, Japan.
What type of bomb was drop on japan?
atomic bomb
What information would you want before making the decision to drop an atomic bomb on japan?
if you drop a bomb on japan, ninjas will die
Where did America drop a bomb in japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki(atomic bomb,not a nuke)
Did England drop a nuclear bomb on Japan?
No, that was America
Where did Japan bomb the US?
Hawaii.
What bomb did harry Truman drop?
Harry Truman drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan and Nagasaki, Japan.
What type of bomb was drop on japan?
atomic bomb
Why did us drop bomb on japan?
to the the war with Japan
What country put bomb in Hawaii?
Japan
How did they drop the bomb to japan?
From a plane
What information would you want before making the decision to drop an atomic bomb on japan?
if you drop a bomb on japan, ninjas will die
When did japan bomb Hawaii?
12/7/41.
How did American drop the bomb on Japan?
By plane.
Where did America drop a bomb in japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki(atomic bomb,not a nuke)
What was the advantage to drop the a bomb on japan?
Stop war.
Where did the first atomic bomb drop in japan?
hiroshima
