On November 26, 1941, Japan sends 6 aircraft carriers holding 408 aircraft. The carriers are sent to position themselves north west of Hawaii. Japan wanted to “broaden” the war by getting more participants in, so they chose to attack pearl harbor to get the United States actually involved. However, this would eventually lead up to the surrender of Japan by involving the US in the war. The United States was never actually in the war, they were just a neutral force until this event. The plan on attacking Pearl Harbor started very early in 1941. By this time, the Japanese had been getting ready. For several months, they had pilots training, intel gathering, and getting equipment ready. Emperor Hirohito gave the first authorization on November
