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Tension
Between June 1940 and the crisis of December 1941, the tension between these two countries was increasing because trade relations were cut -
Order
On November 5, Prime Minister Tojo Hideki sent the order for the attack on the United States base, in that month they prepared their men and planes -
The attack
On December 7, 1941, there was a surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor air base in Hawaii, United States, carried out by the Japanese. -
WW II
The next day the United States declares war on Japan, implying that it was entering World War II. -
Alliances
Japan allies with Germany and Italy while the United States joins the United Kingdom, the USSR and France. Finally the United States side ends up winning the war, leaving Japan damaged with the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs.
