Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor during World War II

During World War II, Pearl Harbor was an important economic and military strategic location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and 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, blocking Japan's access to energy and Japan's development space. For Japan at that time, Dongdong was already at war with China. Moreover, at that time, Japan did not find the materials he urgently needed in China, such as oil and rubber, and went to war with the Soviet Union at that time. Unfortunately, Japanese tanks were defeated by Soviet tanks, and the whole Northbound attacked the Soviet Union, which became a big joke, so Japan could only develop to the south. At that time, Japan had a relatively strong aircraft carrier fleet. At that time, the technology of the aircraft carrier and the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier was advanced, and then its naval fleet was well trained, so Japan had the ability to 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 could 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, attacking Pearl Harbor was undoubtedly an important step in military strategy. As long as it succeeded, it would be an important step for hegemony. What's more, Japan and Germany had an agreement at that time, and they agreed to make peace in the Middle East together. But for Japan, if it wants to hit the Middle East, it must pass through Southeast Asia, and if it wants to attack Southeast Asia, then the first step is to attack 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, so naturally, in the face of military preparedness, everyone would not pay much attention to it, and there would still be a holiday, so for Japan, sneak attack was a good means to attack Pearl Harbor, so Japan decisively took such a military action at that time, that is, sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.

Japan's military action was decisively carried out, but unfortunately it was not as successful as they imagined, and it was so serious that it angered the United States, a powerful country that could transform industrial power into military power, and forced such a powerful country into the anti-fascist alliance, which increased its strength. Moreover, although Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor achieved 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, it is extremely beneficial for Japan to attack Pearl Harbor, so it is a very important strategic decision for Japan to attack Pearl Harbor.