Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Because there were pearls at Pearl Harbor? Want to grab pearls?

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese army launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Naval Base Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor is located at the southern tip of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. It forms a cone shape with the ports of Guam and Manila where the US military is stationed, and inserts into the Western Pacific. It is the main obstacle to Japan's southward expansion of the war. In early 1941, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet, planned an attack on Pearl Harbor to ensure the smooth implementation of the southward war plan.

Around November 18, 1941, the Japanese advance fleet, consisting of 27 submarines of the 6th Fleet and carrying 5 special submarines, set out from Yokosuka and Saeki Bay respectively, divided into three routes, and headed Attack Hawaii, responsible for reconnaissance, surveillance and interception of the US fleet. On the 26th, an assault fleet composed of six aircraft carriers of the 1st Air Fleet set out from Danguan Bay, moved covertly along the northern route, and went to the predetermined waters north of Oahu to undertake the air raid on Pearl Harbor. On December 2, the advance fleet and assault fleet received a notice at the same time that "December 8 (Tokyo time, 7th Hawaii time) is the air raid day." "Air Raid Day" was chosen on Sunday.

At 4:30 on December 7, when the assault fleet successfully arrived north of Oahu, it launched an organized attack. At 5:30, two seaplanes conducted reconnaissance on Oahu and the nearby sea. 354 carrier-based aircraft were used for air strikes, divided into two attack waves. There were 183 aircraft in the first wave and 171 in the second wave. At 6 o'clock, the first wave took off and flew quietly from the clouds to Pearl Harbor. At 7:15, the second wave took off. The weather was sunny that day, providing excellent attack conditions for Japanese aircraft. At 7:49, Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, commander of the assault fleet, ordered the entire army to launch an assault. At this time, except for the three aircraft carriers of the main force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, which left port and went to sea to perform missions, the remaining 94 ships were neatly moored in Pearl Harbor. Most of the U.S. Navy officers and soldiers left the ships and went ashore for vacation. There are 387 aircraft on the island parked in rows at the airport, and most of the pilots are not at the airport. There were only a few gunners on duty next to the anti-aircraft guns. Around 7:30, US radar soldiers repeatedly spotted powerful aircraft approaching, but mistakenly thought they were their own aircraft and did not take precautions.

At 7:55, the first wave of assault aircraft began to carry out the first assault for 45 consecutive minutes. At 8:40, we returned successfully. At 8:55, the second wave of assault aircraft carried out the assault. At the same time, the special submarines in the advance fleet sneaked into the harbor and attacked the US ships. At 9:45, the assault ended.

The next day, the United States declared war, and World War II broke out.

There are two theories about Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. One is that the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor was a real sneak attack. The second is the conspiracy of the Americans, who deliberately allowed the sneak attack to succeed. Did the United States really know nothing about Japan's sneak attack plan in advance, or did the United States intentionally "promote" this incident for the sake of the development of the war situation?

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