This attack awoke a sleeping giant (the United States). One reason for the attack was to keep the US from entering WWII and prevent them from interfering in Japanese imperialist movements. However, it did none of these things. It provoked the US, a nation that was originally anti-war to enter the WWII with a unanimous vote in Senate and only one vote against entry in the House of Representatives. The attack fed Americas will to fight throughout the rest of the war. It removed any possibility of obtaining “peace in the Pacific through cooperation with the American Government” (Document F). This shows that the US was provoked and did not want to go to war with
This attack awoke a sleeping giant (the United States). One reason for the attack was to keep the US from entering WWII and prevent them from interfering in Japanese imperialist movements. However, it did none of these things. It provoked the US, a nation that was originally anti-war to enter the WWII with a unanimous vote in Senate and only one vote against entry in the House of Representatives. The attack fed Americas will to fight throughout the rest of the war. It removed any possibility of obtaining “peace in the Pacific through cooperation with the American Government” (Document F). This shows that the US was provoked and did not want to go to war with