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Originally posted by Kimmykim
Sorry to disillusion you Labret, but the Japanese had no reason to attack Pearl Harbor in 1941 other than to force the Americans into war. Obviously lend-lease was working to an extent the Axis forces were uncomfortable with it -- not saying it worked perfectly, but saying it worked well enough -- and the Germans were in no position to attack the US.
Unfortunately for both the Japanese and the Euro allies led by the Germans, the US did at that point have enough manpower to fight two fronts at once, and be successful eventually on both fronts.
As for why Japan was the recipient of the atomic bomb, not once, but twice, did you see any German planes bombing Pearl Harbor?
That's what I thought.
My family lost more than one member in Hawaii on PH Day, and my grandfather spent quite a while as a POW shot down in Europe, while I like you alot, if you want to go to school on either World War, we can go for it, since there's not been a war that America was involved in that my family hasn't been a part of.
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Not correct. The US had basically issued a cease and desist order to the Japanese for there expansionism in Asia and their war with China and the US was preparing to set up a Naval blockade against Japan which in and of itself is an act of War.