Looking at some of the events that had occured during the lead up to the Pearl Habour attack. Here are some bullet points of key information that I have found on both sides of the playing field.
- Japan and US had relations before the events of WW2 started the occur. With evading China, forming an alliance with Italy & Germany and their growing aggression, the relations fell apart, completely ending when Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor.
- US had supplied Japan natural & industrial resources. US withdrew those supplies in January 1940.
- Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany & Italy, meaning that they would declare was on a non-European country if that country attacked Japan.
- Japan wanted to evade the south east of Asia, mainly for more supplies and territory. The only problem was that if they were to attack, it would prompt the US army for war. If the Japan was to get the territory and supplies needed, they would need a distraction to give them enough time to concur the areas needed.
- President Roosevelt wanted war with the Japanese but was halted by the neutral agreement they had with them as well as the public asking to stay out of the war. This fact had pointed him for the blame for the Pearl Harbor attack to be engineered so that the US could enter the war.
- There seemed to be hardly any communication with the US Government as decoded messages never made it back to Pearl Harbor until and hour after the attack. Japan aircrafts were mistaken for B-17 bombers returning and any signs that did hint an attack were simply ignored or disregarded.
- With US supplying resources to the UK, they didn't have the funds ready to deal with the war. If so then why would they run a conspiracy for Pearl Harbor to get attacked if they weren't financially ready.
- From the attacks at Pearl Harbor, Japan had gained areas from Manchuria to the East Indies.
- Japan had pretended to be neutrals with the US while they planned their attack.
- Could the conspiracy theories had appeared just because that the US can't admit to being outsmarted by the little guys?
- Jan 1941- A letter to the US Ambassador in Japan- Roosevelt mentions that it's a world war, not a European one, so they would have to enter the battle against Germany and his allies sooner or later. As well as mentioning that with their support, they can aid Britain to victory.
I had collected some images as well that may help out with research and possibility design when it comes to modelling.
