The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 came as a huge surprise to the United States, and led to a series of events that the world would never forget. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because of worsening relations with the U.S. Three of the reasons are that Japan formed a Tripartite Agreement with Germany and Italy in the event of war, was invading Southeast Asia and China, and taking Chinese territory and natural resources because …showed first 75 words of 1047 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1047 total…followed was a race to create the most powerful weapon in the world. The U.S., Japan, Germany, England and the Soviet Union were all in the race. The U.S. won the race but the result was something that changed the world forever and something that the world would never forget. From that day on the world knew that having this new weapon in the wrong hands could destroy all life on this earth.