Why did Japan attack America ?
1) The Japanese at this time had a very low opinion of the Americans who they saw as drunks who were incapable of hard work. It was believed in Tokyo that the Americans would be an easy target as they lacked fighting spirit. There were those in Japan who actually believed that America could be defeated by Japan. In particular, the military high command was far more influential in Tokyo than politicians who were seen by the public to be weak and ineffective. 2) Japan was expanding throughout the whole of the Far East following her invasion of Manchuria and in 1941 it seemed that America would use her economic muscle to stop Japan; Japan greatly depended on American oil and America was on the verge of stopping all oil exports to Japan which would have crippled Japans military machine. Japan needed to hit America hard and it was believed in Tokyo that a devastating attack would put America off of having any influence in the Pacific leaving Japan with a free hand. On December 7th 1941, a l
Self-preservation. Amazing isn’t it. Why did Germany attack? To preserve and enhance their vision of themselves and their way of life, for themselves. Same reasons the Roman Empire had to keep on expanding to protect it’s borders and it’s style of living. What does Scripture say on this subject? What should our view of man be? How about a historical view. A simple recognition of what has been. 1. Picture Japanese warriors slicing off heads of men and women prisoners. 2. Picture Germans incenerating people who weren’t blue eyed blond haired. 3. Picture Russians killing millions who weren’t “supporting the new system”. 4. Picture the civil war in America . 5. Picture WWI over division of title to lands in Europe. 6. Picture WWII as a simple continuation of the First Great War, and for the same reasons. 7. Understand the technology that made those great wars possible, was the reason the wars were pre-emptively engaged. 8. Picture American’s killing Americans, the union wars of the north;
