Pearl Harbour

On 1941, Japan was prepared to invade American and European colonies in Southeast Asia. They wanted to gain control of resources that would benefit their country, such as oil, rubber, and tin. Even though the U.S. didn't really have much to do with the war at the time, Japan knew that if they wanted to invade those colonies, it would somehow involve the United States. And it did, because on December 7 of the same year, Japanese planes bombed the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbour on Hawaii. As a result of this attack, 2400 people were murdered. The Japanese didn't feel as though that was enough as they went on and bombed the U.S. territory of the Phillipines. Indeed it is certain that the Americans were in utter distress by the abrupt barrage by the Japanese. The United States definitely reciprocated as they delcared war on Japan on December 8 after they joined the Allies. Of course, Japan did not fight alone. They too, had their own Allies, which were Germany and Italy who also then declared war on the United States. Because of the attack done by Japan on Pearl Harbour, the outcome was much more austere and domineering. Some may argue that if the war in the Pacific never occured then the whole world possibly would have never been at war.


Clip of the surprise attack below: