How Did Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor

Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States had been involved with the European war only by supplying England with military equipment for the war. Tensions between Japan and a few western countries such as the United States, France, Britain, and the Netherlands had risen tremendously. These countries did not like the fact that Japan was trying to take over a various amount of China and Indochina in Germany. The United States especially did not like this because of the economic interest it had in Eastern Asia. The United States strengthened the military aid given to China and cut off shipments of oil and raw materials to Japan. This was thought to have threatened Japan's survival because they did not have very many natural resources. ( Stevens, “Remembering the day of Infamy” )

In return of America’s efforts to stop them, Japan’s commander in chief

Naval base at Pearl Harbor. The purpose of the attack was to cripple the American naval fleet to protect Japan's advance into Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, where it desired access to natural resources such as oil and rubber. Yamamoto was sure that the only way Japan had a chance of executing their plan was to plan a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. How would they execute this? The Japanese precisely studied America and strategically planned its attack, that simple. The Japanese practiced mock attacks on the Mokulua Islands for a whole year before performing it on the island’s twin, Oahu, Hawaii. This made the attack on Pearl Harbor much easier to carry out. The day the Japanese had been waiting for had finally came. They were ready to make