Attack on Pearl Harbor

br March 10 , 2007

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor What dramatic events led up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor ? Japan had so many other problems that were of major concern to their country before World War II ever began . They had already began to depend on raw sources such as oil , which was brought into their country from countries that were rich in the necessities that they needed

Japan began to build an empire with a sound industrial base and paid attention to their military , which became very involved in the

government . This was the beginning of their problems

The Japanese entertained a host of small battles with the Chinese in Manchura during the early 1930 's . The Japanese won during these battles while Manchura became a part of the Japanese political system

The conflicts began , again , in 1937 in an area near Beijing Marco Polo Bridge . This led to a full scale war known as the second Sino-Japanese War

During 1939 , World War II was going strong with many victories by German forces . Germany defeated Poland and France and they bombed England . Many European countries that Germany controlled had control of important colonial empires , like the East Indies and Singapore in Southeast Asia , while these Southeast Asian countries held many of the natural resources so desperately needed by the Japanese

President Franklin D . Roosevelt , at the same time , wanted to stop the expansion of Japan and Germany , but others in the government wanted to not be involved in the situation

The United States of America supplied materials to the countries who were at war with Germany and Japan , but they thought they could remain neutral to prevent any wars , overseas

Germany , Italy and Japan formed an Axis Alliance in September , 1940 Japan was becoming more desperate as they continued to feel the need for more natural resources for their country

Japan made a decision to secure access to the huge supply of natural resources located in Southeast Asia in July , 1941 . Japan needed to build up its army to remain in the war and at the same time they had to watch the reaction from the United States as they planned to seize Southeast Asia

Japan seized southern Indochina and the United States was against the Japanese actions which led the United States to place an embargo on the shipment of oil for Japan . The Japanese were in desperate need for the oil in to keep their technology and going and for their military needs . Japan could do nothing without this oil , so they saw this embargo as reason to go to war with the United States

The United States tried to resolve their differences with Japan . The United States told Japan that they would lift the oil embargo if they would back off from China but both countries refused to budge

When Japan refused to change their minds , the United States took it as a direct threat

The United States added to their military forces that were stationed...