What if Japan never bombed Pearl Harbour?

At the most extreme, no attack on Pearl Harbor could have meant no US entering the war, no ships of soldiers pouring over the Atlantic, and no D-Day, all putting ‘victory in Europe’ in doubt. On the other side of the world, it could have meant no Pacific Theatre and no use of the atomic bomb.

What did Japan expect after Pearl Harbor?

The Japanese wanted to take down the American military in the West Pacific, at least for a year or two. Their plan was, as was done in real life, to immediately expand into Southeast Asia, (much further) into China, Indonesia, Burma and the Philippians so essentially into all of East and South East Asia.

Why did Japan want to go to war with the United States?

The Roots of the Conflict To a certain extent, the conflict between the United States and Japan stemmed from their competing interests in Chinese markets and Asian natural resources. While the United States and Japan jockeyed peaceably for influence in eastern Asia for many years, the situation changed in 1931.

Why did Japan think they could win?

And although the Japanese government never believed it could defeat the United States, it did intend to negotiate an end to the war on favorable terms. It hoped that by attacking the fleet at Pearl Harbor it could delay American intervention, gaining time to solidify its Asian empire.

For which reason did Japan choose to pursue expansion?

Although the most important reason for Japanese expansion was the country’s need for goods and resources, there were other reasons for Japanese expansion after the Russo-Japanese War. One was Western racism against the Japanese and the rise of Japanese nationalism.

How many Japanese died in ww2?

Deaths by Country

Did Japan ever have a chance to win ww2?

Imperial Japan stood next to no chance of winning a fight to the finish against the United States. So Japan could never have crushed U.S. maritime forces in the Pacific and imposed terms on Washington. That doesn’t mean it couldn’t have won World War II.

How long did it take the Japanese to conquer the Philippines?

Instead it took the Japanese three times as long, around 150 days (Dec 10 – initial landings on the Luzon Coast, May 7 – Gen. Wainwright broadcasts an order of surrender to all US-Fil forces) to conquer the main Philippine island of Luzon. The combined US-Fil forces was over 100,000. The Japanese invasion force had over 40,000 troops.

Why did Japan’s military invasions of other Asian countries fail?

Japan’s military invasions of other Asian countries, however, brought resistance from not only the European colonial powers, but also the Asian people themselves, and finally, the United States. The Japanese military tried to convince the Japanese people that complete loyalty and obedience would make Japan invincible.

How did the Philippines gain independence from the United States?

From 1898 to 1941, the US maintained the Philippines as a Commonwealth (not a colony), putting in schools, infrastructure, and building it up so that in 1946 it could become independent. The Japanese invasion of 1941 and the subsequent trial by war held things up a bit, but on July 4, 1946, the US granted the Philippines independence.

Did the United States ever help the Philippines?

The US has assisted the Philippines in many aspects. But lets call a spade a spade. The Philippines was conquered by America. It took the Japanese just about six months to conquer the whole of the Philippines from 8 December 1941 when they first attacked to 9 June 1942 when the last of the islands garrisons surrendered.