The wanted to expand their empire like other European powers, The Japanese felt disrespected by the Western powers after World War One, The area was a key position to be able to trade with the rest of the world., The united states had passed economic sanctions on Japan due to its invasion of China., Japan has few natural resources like oil which means they are reliant on trade., If a catastrophic blow could be struck against America at Pearl Harbor, then they thought that the US would pull out of the region.

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