Why did Japan attack Hawaii in world war 2?

Answer 1

They wanted to fortify the islands to turn them into a giant defensive chain. The islands were only lightly, if at all defended so they were easy to sieze and occupy. the Japanese thought that if they heavily fortified all of the islands then an enemy, such as the United States, would tire of fighting long before they had reconquered all of the islands and gotten close to Japan. What they didn't realize was that it wasn't necessary to reconquer every island. The United States only attacked the more important ones and bypassed the rest. Once they were cut off the troops on them could not do anything so they were no threat. this was called island hopping. Michael Montagne

Answer 2

Japan conquered the Philippines in World War 2 to:

• gain access to Philippine Natural Resources
• expand Japanese territory
• reduce the military threat from the US, of which the Philippines was a part at the time

Answer 3

Japan invade countries in Asia and the Pacific because they wanted to get strategic parts of the area to protect the Japanese from invaders during World War II. The more countries they could control around them, the less likely that Japan itself would sustain damage and casualties.

Answer 4

I am not an expert, but from what I understand they needed each island group as a base from which to launch more attacks, and create a defensive perimeter around the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere. If and when the allies counterattacked, they could use forward islands to disrupt enemy supply lines, engage in battles with a strong defensive advantage, and deny the Americans bases of their own.

Answer 5

Because of its natural resources of iron and coal

Answer 6

US Military bases were there (Clark Air Force Base, etc.), they had to be captured or destroyed.

Answer 7

Airfields, Naval bases, and Army garrisons. New answer by takoyaki3567: Lack of raw materials due to the 2nd Sino-Japanese War.

Answer 8

A combination of pressure from the United States and a sense of nationalism prompted Japan to expand.

Answer 9

they where trying to keep us from fighting in the east like Europe, china, Asia and japan

The Americans had cut off their Oil supplies. They felt they had no choice.