With the increase of militarism in its leadership and people during the 20th century, Japan's fundamental plan to expand their empire in Asia began with the takeover of vulnerable portions of resource-rich China. At the same time, they would increase their control of other economically important areas of Asia while also building up their military in preparation to defy the United States and other western powers.
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 .
During World War II, the Japanese Empire expanded significantly, gaining control over territories in East and Southeast Asia, as well as parts of the Pacific. This expansion included countries such as Korea, Taiwan, parts of China, the Philippines, and various islands in the Pacific Ocean.
The organisation or government that was in power during the pearl harbor attack was the Japanese National party with Hideki Tojo as prime minister they attacked the harbour because the Japanese government thought The United States' pacific fleet was a threat to Japan's power in the far east
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.
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 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 .
They wanted to control the Pacific for the resources and power.
The battle for the Pacific island of Guadacanal thwarted Japanese attempts to expand their conquests in the Pacific .
The Japanese needed to neutralize the US by attacking Pearl Harbor so that they could expand Japanese interests in the Pacific .
japan saw the end's of WW1 as a new way to expand its pacific territory's
I assume you are referring to WWII here... it is not so much that the Japanese viewed the Americans as an enemy, so much as it was they viewed the US as a threat to their plans to expand their sphere of influence in the Pacific Ocean. Japan is a very small country in terms of land and as such, is one of the largest importers of goods in the world. Japan wanted to expand to the islands in the Pacific to eliminate some of their reliance on imports. At this time, the United States Pacific Fleet was massive, and if it remained in play, would hinder the Japanese in their goal of dominating the Pacific Ocean.
Chief of staff of the Japanese Kwantung Army and later prime minister who was responsible for the Manchurian invasion and spearheaded the Japanese push to expand throughout the Pacific during WWI
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I assume you are referring to WWII here... it is not so much that the Japanese viewed the Americans as an enemy, so much as it was they viewed the US as a threat to their plans to expand their sphere of influence in the Pacific Ocean. Japan is a very small country in terms of land and as such, is one of the largest importers of goods in the world. Japan wanted to expand to the islands in the Pacific to eliminate some of their reliance on imports. At this time, the United States Pacific Fleet was massive, and if it remained in play, would hinder the Japanese in their goal of dominating the Pacific Ocean.
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Leyte Gulf just about finished Japan as a naval power.