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by HungryGuy on August 12th, 2004

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Why did Japan attack the US (at Pearl Harbor) to bring them into WW2?

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  • by Illmatic67 on September 12th, 2004

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    The United States of America had slapped a heavy oil embargo on Japan which is the main reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

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    • Thanks! But why did the US place an oil embargo on Japan prior to WW II?

      HungryGuy

      by HungryGuy on September 13th, 2004

    • The oil embargo was in response to Japan's invasion of China in the 1930's

      Encyclopedia_John

      by Encyclopedia_John on January 1st, 2005

    • They were getting most of their oil from the Dutch East Indies Fields at that point

      RJTRIES

      by RJTRIES on February 14th, 2006

    • well this is not the real reason bro! japan was planning to attack southeast asia and assist the AXIS power in ww2 to capture USSR but it was clear to the japanese that US would interfere and form an alliance with the ALLIES , so, without any warning they charged at pearl harbor to weaken US's naval capabilities.

      Anish_N

      by Anish_N on September 22nd, 2010

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