Question

Question

CHOOSE 3 ANSWERS

Who authorized the attacks, and what was the motivation behind them?

Responses

Japanese leaders, including Emperor Hirohito and military officials, authorized it.

StartFragment Japanese leaders, including Emperor Hirohito and military officials, authorized it.

Japan wanted to weaken the U.S. Navy to expand in Asia without U.S. interference.
Japan wanted to weaken the U.S. Navy to expand in Asia without U.S. interference. EndFragment

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor, initially opposed going to war with the U.S.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor, initially opposed going to war with the U.S. EndFragment EndFragment

Adolf Hitler planned and authorized the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Answer 1

The three correct answers regarding who authorized the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the motivation behind them are:

1. Japanese leaders, including Emperor Hirohito and military officials, authorized it.
2. Japan wanted to weaken the U.S. Navy to expand in Asia without U.S. interference.
3. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor, initially opposed going to war with the U.S.

The incorrect statement is: Adolf Hitler planned and authorized the attack on Pearl Harbor.