Pearl Harbor Imperialism

As famed nuclear strategist Herman Kahn once elucidated “World War I broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War II because of the lack of an arms race.” Thus, following the conception of the atomic bomb, the United States of America was in an enviable and intimidating position in this aforementioned race when compared to other countries around the world. Although the use of said bomb was triggered, at the most basic level, by the Japanese expansion through East Asia, which lifted the country out of the depths of depression through esurient practices, akin to that of America during its period of imperialism. Said expansion brought about tension between the two countries, and prompted the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. This monumentos …show more content…
Hence, the tactics used to instill the idea of American superiority were fruitful as Japan was beleaguered and vex by the looming threat of American intervention in the war between Japan and China and the aid provided by said power. In lieu, Japan opted to gather raw market by imperializing smaller, British and Dutch colonies prior to returning to China. Amidst this period, Japan was in dire need of oil and steel, desires which exacerbated the state of the country and their reaction. Although, it was the threat of the American military which proved to be the greatest plight, and the Japanese flung into uncertainty with their decision to bomb Pearl Harbor, an American naval base. The asian country opted for such an action due to the short-term gains for such an attack, as they were under the notion that they would be able to execute their aforementioned plan. This led to the dropping of the atomic bomb, due to America’s reaction following Japan’s attack which is delineated in Columbia University’s article “The World at War: 1931-1945,” which reads “ The Americans were angry at the Japanese for their invasions of first Manchuria (1931), then China (1937), and later French