The Strategic Motivations Behind Japan’s Attack on the United States
Words: 543 1695The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941 was a game-changer in world history pulling the United States right into World War II. To get why Japan went for such a bold move you've got to dig into a mix of tricky factors—strategy money stuff and political power plays—that all had Japan thinking big. Japan was dead set on taking charge in the Asia-Pacific area. Back in the early 1900s Japan was hustling hard to grow its industries and […]