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Japanese schoolgirls training with a machinegun for the anticipated American invasion of Japan, WW2, 1945
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Even though I am an American, my primary school education is from a school for British expats so my WWII knowledge is mostly European focused. What was the beef between the US and Japan that led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
The US stopped selling oil to Japan. Japan needed oil to maintain their empire and fight the USSR, so they interpreted it as the US weakening Japan for a near-future war.
I thought it was copper? Ah, looks like both were factors. And we wanted them to leave all their neighbors alone.
*leave their neighbors for us to exploit
America was still directly administering its empire in the pacific.
Oh I'm not going to say that pre-WW2 America was benevolent or anything like that. We bought Guam and the Philippines from Spain and were perfectly happy for France to have Vietnam. It's a good clarification though, thanks.
Which was a correct assessment - the US is, was and will always be led by traitorous bastards.
Jesus Christ. Please read up on the prelude to WW2 before embarassing yourself any further.
Please, read a history book based on facts instead of American propaganda. You probably also belive the US are saviors who brought down Germany.