The First and Second World Wars were the two greatest catastrophes in the history of human warfare, and due to the special geographical factors of the United States, it was far away from the battlefield and became the biggest beneficiary of the war. It was precisely because it was far away from the battlefield that even in the world war, the United States never imagined that Japan would sneak up on Pearl Harbor from afar.
On December 7, Japan launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, and in the 90 minutes of the operation, Japan successfully sank four battleships and two destroyers, achieving a stage victory. After the Pearl Harbor incident, the news was reported one after another, but japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto sighed and said, "Japan has lost the war" after receiving the news of victory.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > awakens the sleeping beast</h1>
The United States is a sleeping beast, and judging from the course of the two world wars, the United States is the biggest beneficiary of the war. During World War I, the United States joined the war almost on the basis of the victory it had already won, and after the victory, it gained huge gains.
Huge war reparations made the Development of American industry more rapid, and the United States in World War I and the early days of World War II, has been peddling arms, can be described as full of war wealth. In contrast, in Japan, the root cause of World War II was the financial crisis, the domestic economic downturn and even a collapse for a time. With the huge disparity in financial resources and the disparity in logistical supply, how can Japan remain undefeated?
In addition to the economy, the main battlefields of the First and Second World Wars were not in the United States, and the industrial base of the United States was not affected by the war, on the contrary, their industrial standards were constantly rising, even surpassing the old European powers such as Britain and France.
Therefore, whether it is from the industrial capacity or the economic basis, the power gap between the United States and Japan is very large. Japan is also very helpless, but they must start this war, because Japan is also very clear that if they cannot achieve brilliant results under the premise of the attack on Pearl Harbor, then they will be greeted by a huge war machine. So what was the reason why Japan had to attack Pearl Harbor and anger the United States?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="8" > resources are particularly competitive</h1>
From the national level, war tests the endurance of a nation, and for the national economy, war is to constantly burn money and burn resources. We all know that Japan is a small country with very few local resources, and the only way to obtain a large number of resources is to import them.
But Japan did so much in World War II that every country invaded by Japan was treated with bloodshed and cruelty. At the beginning, the United States has always been acquiescing in Japan's purchase of resources, but Japan's atrocities are "well-known in the world", and the United States, as a resource supplier, has endured a lot of international pressure, so it decided to cut off Japan's supplies.
You must know that this decision will completely kill the Japanese. On the Chinese battlefield, Japan did not win well, and the war came to a white-hot stage over time. At this time, the resources of the Japanese were cut off, so they could not effectively travel the mechanized attack on the Chinese battlefield.
Once the Chinese battlefield fails, then Japan's situation on the Southeast Asian battlefield will also collapse, which is something that Japan does not want to see. But the U.S. card resources are very dead, and consciously or unconsciously give Japan a sense that the United States may fall into the anti-fascist camp at any time. Then sooner or later there will be a war with the United States, and since this is the case, it is better to fight early than to fight late, and this fight has also ushered in a real disaster for Japan.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > tactical success strategic failure</h1>
Pearl Harbor was absolutely successful tactically, and Japan dealt a fierce blow to the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, causing immeasurable damage to the United States. But despite the losses, for the United States, his aircraft carrier did not suffer a major blow.
As the most powerful presence of the maritime fleet, the aircraft carrier formation of the United States was not in Pearl Harbor before the attack on Pearl Harbor. This has led to Japan looking brilliant, but it has not actually hurt the Bones of the United States. After the United States reacted, it launched a full-scale attack on Japan, and the two sides launched a fierce battle at Midway.
In the end, japan collapsed at the Battle of Midway, and four aircraft carriers sank, but Japan could not rebuild the aircraft carrier formation as quickly as the United States did, and after losing its sea and air rights, the war also formed a one-sided situation.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was only a stage victory for Japan, and for the overall situation, Japan's strategy was completely wrong. Tactical success may reverse the defeat of one or two wars, but it does not affect the overall direction. This is why After Pearl Harbor time, Yamamoto Tookroku would look up to the sky and sigh that Japan had lost the war.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="18" > conclusion</h1>
After Pearl Harbor, Japan dragged the United States into the ocean of war, but its own life was even more difficult. Although Japan vigorously resisted, in fact, the defeat had long been decided, and the unjust war could only lead to the end of destruction. In 1945, two atomic bombs were dropped on the United States in Hiroshima-Nagasaki, Japan surrendered in September of the same year, and World War II ended with the victory of the anti-fascist camp.