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+⧖Was it a foregone conclusion that Japanese expansionism and their hunger for resources would lead them into attacking the Allied Powers and the United States? How strong were the voices in the government and military who were opposed to it? Why weren't they listened to? Even without hindsight surely they were already far too involved in the Chinese invasion to take the catastrophic risk of opening up the war elsewhere, they knew not to provoke the Soviets for example. I understand that France a… Was it a foregone conclusion that Japanese expansionism and their hunger for resources would lead them into attacking the Allied Powers and the United States? How strong were the voices in the government and military who were opposed to it? Why weren't they listened to? Even without hindsight surely they were already far too involved in the Chinese invasion to take the catastrophic risk of opening up the war elsewhere, they knew not to provoke the Soviets for example. I understand that France a…
𓀐 @~LUFj?6-: >Every high-ranking Japanese officer or important person you read about thought that attacking America was insane- and in the long-term they were fucked if they didn't pull a quick victory. If everyone thought it was insane, why did they at least not try to consolidate their position first than open up another front? Both Germany and Japan did the same mistake by dong so and invariabky cost them the war.

Nothing to consolidate after the US seized their assets and fully embargoed them. FDR forced them to war.

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