There was a need for cheaper routes along the Mediterranean and the east was becoming tumultuous.
Most Americans were in the middle of happy but a little mad. It helped get Reagan elected because he was part of that.
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1. Nations that resisted growth or expansions in their territory led to widespread genocide and ethnic cleansing.
2. Obtaining valuable natural resources became a bone of contention between the developed countries, resulting in political foul play.
Answer: Pearl harbor attack was so damaging because the Americans believed the Japanese lacked the capacity to host such an attack.
Americans believed that the Japanese would attack the Philippines, south east Asia, or the Soviet Union, thus unpredicted.
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