Question

14.

Why did Japan attack the United States?
Japan wanted to gain control of Hawaii.
The United States was threatening to bomb the Japanese mainland.
The United States had sent troops to Southeast Asia to support Britain.

Answer 1

The united states was threatening to bomb Japan

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Answer 2

Answer: The Japanese intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Japanese intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.