Question

The main goal of the Japanese in their attacks against the United States in December 1941 was what

Answer 1

The main goal of the bombings at Pearl Harbor was to frighten the United States from entering the war as they had stationed much of their Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. This was perceived as a threat to the imperial ambitions of Japan.

Answer 2

The main goal of the Japanese in their attacks against the United States in December 1941 was to cripple the US Pacific fleet.

The aimed to to end the American naval and air presence in the Pacific region.

This refers to the Attack on Pearl Harbor which consisted on a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The Battle of Pearl Harbor brought about the United States' formal entry into World War II.