We did not want to go to war until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Shortly after we declared war on Japan, it was Germany who declared war on us. We had no say in the matter of war with Germany.
so they can end the war against the japan empire as soon as possible
They were an ally of Japan
Japan : The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 - 5 September 1905) .
Japan was not permitted to have a military Japan was not permitted to have a military
After Pearl Harbor, yes.
President Roosevelt did not want to go to war with Japan. He wanted to help England fight off Adolph Hitler. He had been negotiating with Japan to lift the oil embargo when they attacked Pearl Harbor.
War is very expensive, both in terms of money, and lives. It is always better to avoid war if that is possible.
We did not want to go to war until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Shortly after we declared war on Japan, it was Germany who declared war on us. We had no say in the matter of war with Germany.
Because Japan wantde to take over Asia.
they probably weren't going anywhere because the US did not want to be in the war. it was japan that bombed that place and made the US go into war.
Germany and Japan were allies during World War 2. They were not at war with each other.
The United States declared war on the Empire of Japan on 8 December 1941.
so they can end the war against the japan empire as soon as possible
The United States did not want to acquire japan. Japan wanted to expand, resulting in the war in the pacific in World War II. Even after the U.S. defeated japan in World War II, the US allowed Japan to maintain its sovereignty.
They didn't.
Mineral wealth.