What was the main reason the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor?(1 point)

Responses

They wanted to seize the natural resources of Hawaii.
They wanted to seize the natural resources of Hawaii.

They wanted to build a Pacific empire without interference.
They wanted to build a Pacific empire without interference.

They wanted to stop the United States from selling war materials to Britain.
They wanted to stop the United States from selling war materials to Britain.

They wanted to invade the United States.

1 answer

The main reason the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor was that they wanted to build a Pacific empire without interference. This attack was aimed at neutralizing the United States' naval power in the Pacific, which they perceived as a threat to their expansionist goals in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.