Japan was suffering and there were only a few viable options for them. Japan choices were either to "knuckle under to the Americans or break our of the embargo ring by a desperate attack on the oil supplies and other riches of Southeast Asia" (Bailey 843)
Part of the campaign was to destroy the Chinese Nationalist party. (Craig 980) Japan also entered the Tripartite Pact with Germany in 1940
The historical impact of 9/11 is still not clearly known. The ramifications of Pearl Harbor set in motion the Cold War, solidified our position as a dominant economic power, brought women into the work place, and set us along the path to racial integration (Collins, 2011)
military's command center, and the other intended target, either the White House or the Capitol, represented the center of U.S. Government (Miles, 2006)
S. imposed sanctions on Japan after its invasion of China (Arima 2003)
officials (and they were well-informed, they believed, through an ability to read Japan's diplomatic codes) fully expected a Japanese attack into the Indies, Malaya and probably the Philippines. Completely unanticipated was the prospect that Japan would attack east, as well" ("Pearl Harbor Raid," Naval History, 2010)
President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. (Gaynor and Esler, 2003, pp
To prevent interference with its expansions into new areas, the Japanese needed to cripple the American naval forces stationed in Hawaii. (Stearns, Schwartz and Beyer, 1991, pp
Yamamoto noted that "the war would continue for several years, our supplies would be exhausted, our ships and arms would be damaged and ultimately we would not be able to escape defeat." (Akira, 1990, pp
They were unprepared for war. Thus, they were really guilty of criminal neglect of duty" (Clausen & Lee, 1992, p
Consequently the world market that was ruled by tariff and taxes and treaties were also closed to the Japanese. (Beasley, 1963) Thus the period literature of the time shows Hashimoto Kingoro of the Sakurakai stating "We have already said that there are only three ways left to Japan to escape from the pressure of surplus population - emigration, advance into world markets and expansion of territory…
Thus the Pacific was seen both by the Americans and the Japanese "as an adjunct to the main area of concern." (Gailey, 1995) Thus the Japanese military believed that the United States will one day use force to stop the Japanese from their goals in Asia
It is interesting to note that before the Second World War, in 1932 a mock attack and testing of security at Pearl Harbor by Admiral Yarnell showed that Pearl Harbor base was very much unsafe for the "fleet while anchored in harbor." (Morgenstern, 1947) That was the fundamental reason
government had been waiting in suspense for the Japanese to initiate hostilities." (Slackman, 1990) It was thus a situation that was the result of the fast changes in the world, Development of Japan and the slight that Japan perceived that it suffered at the hands of European powers
" This was followed by "Enemy Air Raid -- Not Drill." (Trefousse, 1958) Thus began the incessant bombing by dive bombers, high altitude bombers, left a lot of vessels crippled and personnel dead at the harbor
(Slackman, 1990) That there was not only influence of the events of Europe that influenced Japanese thinking, but the Japanese thinkers were partial to Europe and wary of the American concepts and the Kyoto philosopher and the thinkers behind Japan's progress favored Europe and this was because the Japanese believe that America's hegemony can be resisted only with the European tradition of radical criticism. (Williams, 2004) Thus the "Pacific War was a war of military expansion by both imperial Japan and the United States
Furthermore, few of the revisionist historians pledge to conspiracy theories and had the judgment that main members of the United States government deliberately suspended this crucial information from the military command in order to bring the United States into World War II against the Alliance powers. Thus, both groups referred to accessible studies and since 1978 classified information formerly released has now been as the evidence for their statement (Ameriger, 1990)
Plans for it were distributed by hand to the ships of the task force. No reference to a raid on Pearl Harbor ever went on the air, even coded (Kahn, 1991/92)
Thus, when Wohlsetter discuss of "signals" in this sense she signify "indicators," and is make reference to the lack of intelligence generally, human as well as electronic. In this context, had the United States had any major intelligence possessions focused on Japan and her naval activities the probability of planned surprise and intelligence failure would have been to a great extent reduced (Wohlstetter, 1991)
Thus, when Wohlsetter discuss of "signals" in this sense she signify "indicators," and is make reference to the lack of intelligence generally, human as well as electronic. In this context, had the United States had any major intelligence possessions focused on Japan and her naval activities the probability of planned surprise and intelligence failure would have been to a great extent reduced (Wohlstetter, 1991)