Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

A They wanted to provoke the United States into declaring war.

B They wanted to destroy ships and planes that threatened their expansion efforts.

C They wanted to gain control of the Hawaiian Islands.

D They wanted to demonstrate their support for Germany and Italy.

B. The main motivation of the Japanese army was to conquer the Pacific, and the American Navy could potentially stop that. So the logical thing: destroy the Pacific-based American Navy.

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ogorwyne ogorwyne · Answer 2 · 2022-06-02T11:43:16+02:00

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because they wanted to destroy ships and planes that threatened their expansion efforts.

What was the Pear Harbor attack?

This was an attack on the United States navy by the Japanese. This attack was what made the US to get fully involved in the second world war.

The attack was to deter the US from standing on the path of their imperialism.