Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?(1 point)

They wanted to trap the United States in a costly war against the Axis powers.

They wanted to gain control of Pearl Harbor and the Hawaiian Islands before the US could admit it to the Union.

They needed to demonstrate their support to Germany and Italy to become an Axis power.

They wanted to destroy the US ships and planes that could possibly fight against their expansion efforts.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They wanted to destroy the US ships and planes that could possibly fight against their expansion efforts.

(Goal: neutralize the Pacific Fleet so the U.S. could not interfere with Japan’s expansion into Southeast Asia and the Pacific.)