TITLE What was the cause behind the attack that started this awful war between Japan and the United States in 1941 in the Pacific. Pearl Harbor and the naval fleet there is where Japan decided to strike on December 7, 1941, it did not take long for the information on the both the attack and Japan to reach U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt, and how the United States responded to this attack started the Pacific War.
Japan decided to strike Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, even though they knew that the United States did not want to be a part of WWII. The reason Japan decided to strike was out of fear. General Tojo Hideki became prime minister of Japan in October 1941. He feared that all of Japan’s plans to finally rule over Southeast and East Asia were in danger. So Hideki and Japan’s government reluctantly decided to go to war with the U.S., and the reason behind it was a fear they had of not being able to rule over Southeast and East Asia. …show more content…
At around 1:30 the afternoon of the attack, President Roosevelt was conferring with advisor Harry Hopkins. During the talk that Roosevelt and Harry were having Navy Secretary Frank Knox had busted through the door and announced that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor at around 6:40 that morning. On December 8, the day after the devastating attack, President Roosevelt was speaking to Congress and called the attack on December 7,1941 “A day that will live in infamy”. The attack had killed over 2400 people, they were not only naval personnel, but also a lot of other military personnel had
Japan decided to strike Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, even though they knew that the United States did not want to be a part of WWII. The reason Japan decided to strike was out of fear. General Tojo Hideki became prime minister of Japan in October 1941. He feared that all of Japan’s plans to finally rule over Southeast and East Asia were in danger. So Hideki and Japan’s government reluctantly decided to go to war with the U.S., and the reason behind it was a fear they had of not being able to rule over Southeast and East Asia. …show more content…
At around 1:30 the afternoon of the attack, President Roosevelt was conferring with advisor Harry Hopkins. During the talk that Roosevelt and Harry were having Navy Secretary Frank Knox had busted through the door and announced that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor at around 6:40 that morning. On December 8, the day after the devastating attack, President Roosevelt was speaking to Congress and called the attack on December 7,1941 “A day that will live in infamy”. The attack had killed over 2400 people, they were not only naval personnel, but also a lot of other military personnel had