Japan Attack On Pearl Harbor Dbq Analysis

Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor due to the economic sanctions enforced by America and the strong belief in excessive expansionism. The actions of the American government also threatened the Japanese expansion.

At an early age, the Japanese children were educated and brainwashed into believing the words of scripture called, “The way of the subject”. This teaching claims that the emperor has the capacity, the power and the right to amalgamate the world under his rule while imposing and eventually tattooing extreme nationalistic and racist viewpoints on the Japanese public. These viewpoints combined with a raging hatred towards the “Old Order” fueled japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. Document A asserts, “ The way of the subject is to be loyal to the Emperor in disregard of self,

For instance, when Japan promised to establish a new order in east Asia, America responded by commencing an aircraft and aircraft parts embargo on japan in 1939 and an oil shipment embargo in 1941. These embargos demonstrated to japan how American interventionism will affect the success of their totalitarian agenda. Document E states, “ Two years from now we will have no petroleum for military use.” Japan was desperate and the forever expanding of the American fleet did not help their cause. Document C says, “US Congress passes Naval Expansion Act and promises to triple fleet size by 1944.” Japan knew that in order to achieve their dream of world domination thew would eventually need to take over America. the expansion of the American Navy intimidated japan. Document D also corroborates Document E by showing that American shipment of oil has steadily declined over the years. For example in 1937 japan imported 380 tons of oil, by 1941 that number drastically dropped to 88 tons. That same year japan attacked pearl harbor because they saw America as a threat to their