Japanese Plans
Japan chose war over peaceful settlement. They attacked the United States' naval base at Pearl Harbor to cripple American forces in the Pacific. Japan also prepared for America's assumed counter-attack. In 1940, Japan made a pact with Italy and Germany known as the Tripartite Pact.
_Children of Japan, Germany, and Italy meet in Tokyo to celebrate the signing of the Tripartite Alliance between the three nations on December 17, 1940. The alliance stated that the Axis Powers would aid each other if attacked by another nation.
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The fast and powerful aircraft carrier Akagi was regarded as the "Queen" of the Japanese Imperial Navy. It is shown here in 1941. It was the flagship of Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo for the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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_The fast and powerful aircraft carrier
Akagi was regarded as the "Queen" of the Japanese Imperial Navy. It is
shown here in 1941. It was the flagship of Vice Admiral ChuichiNagumo for the
attack on Pearl Harbor. The fast and powerful aircraft carrier
Akagi was regarded as the "Queen" of the Japanese Imperial Navy. It is
shown here in 1941. It was the flagship of Vice Admiral ChuichiNagumo for the
attack on Pearl Harbor. The fast and powerful aircraft carrier
Akagi was regarded as the "Queen" of the Japanese Imperial Navy. It is
shown here in 1941. It was the flagship of Vice Admiral ChuichiNagumo for the
attack on Pearl Harbor. The fast and powerful aircraft carrier Akagi was regarded as the "Queen" of the
Japanese Imperial Navy. It is shown here in 1941. It was the flagship of Vice
Admiral ChuichiNagumo for the attack on Pearl Harbor.The fast and powerful aircraft carrier Akagi was regarded as the "Queen" of the
Japanese Imperial Navy. It is shown here in 1941. It was the flagship of Vice
Admiral ChuichiNagumo for the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Akagi was regarded as the "Queen" of the Japanese Imperial Navy. It is
shown here in 1941. It was the flagship of Vice Admiral ChuichiNagumo for the
attack on Pearl Harbor. The fast and powerful aircraft carrier
Akagi was regarded as the "Queen" of the Japanese Imperial Navy. It is
shown here in 1941. It was the flagship of Vice Admiral ChuichiNagumo for the
attack on Pearl Harbor. The fast and powerful aircraft carrier
Akagi was regarded as the "Queen" of the Japanese Imperial Navy. It is
shown here in 1941. It was the flagship of Vice Admiral ChuichiNagumo for the
attack on Pearl Harbor. The fast and powerful aircraft carrier Akagi was regarded as the "Queen" of the
Japanese Imperial Navy. It is shown here in 1941. It was the flagship of Vice
Admiral ChuichiNagumo for the attack on Pearl Harbor.The fast and powerful aircraft carrier Akagi was regarded as the "Queen" of the
Japanese Imperial Navy. It is shown here in 1941. It was the flagship of Vice
Admiral ChuichiNagumo for the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Japanese Diplomats pretend to make peace
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