Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor during World War II?

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor during World War II?

During World War II, Pearl Harbor was an important economic and military strategic location of the United States in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The United States controlled most of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean through Pearl Harbor, which was the main transit point for plundering resources in Southeast Asia, making it impossible for Japan to obtain some resources and blocking Japan's access to energy and development space. For the Japanese at that time, Dongdong had already gone to war with China. Moreover, at that time, the Japanese didn't find the urgently needed materials in China, such as oil and rubber, and it was at war with the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, Japanese tanks were defeated by Soviet tanks, and the whole northward attack on the Soviet Union became a big joke, and Japan could only develop southward. At that time, Japan had a relatively strong aircraft carrier fleet. At that time, the aircraft carrier and the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier were advanced in technology, and its naval fleet was well trained, so Japan was able to sneak attack Pearl Harbor. At that time, Japan was also eager to obtain resources from Southeast Asia, and naturally wanted to occupy Pearl Harbor. In this way, Japan can not only continue to develop southward and obtain resources such as oil and rubber from Southeast Asia, but also control most of the Pacific Ocean. For ambitious Japan at that time, the attack on Pearl Harbor was undoubtedly an important step in military strategy. As long as it succeeds, it will be an important step towards hegemony. What's more, there was an agreement between Japan and Germany at that time, and they agreed to make peace together in the Middle East. But for Japan, if it wants to fight in the Middle East, it must pass through Southeast Asia. If it wants to fight in Southeast Asia, then the first step is to fight Pearl Harbor. Moreover, at that time, Japan must have considered that the United States had a weak sense of strategic preparation, Americans paid more attention to freedom, and national cohesion was weak. Therefore, naturally, in the face of military preparedness, everyone would not pay too much attention to it, and there would still be a holiday. Therefore, for Japan, sneak attack was a good means to sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, so Japan decisively took such military action at that time, that is, sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.

Japan's military action was decisively implemented, but unfortunately it was not as successful as they thought, and it was so serious that it angered the United States, a powerful country that could transform an industrial power into a military power, and forced such a powerful country to join the anti-fascist alliance and increase its strength. Moreover, although Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was a short-term success and gained a temporary advantage in the Pacific battlefield, the United States quickly reacted and regained its advantage in the Pacific battlefield.

To sum up, the attack on Pearl Harbor is extremely beneficial to Japan, so it is a very important strategic decision for Japan.