- The target of the Pearl Harbor attack was the U.S. Pacific Fleet. - Japan's strategic goal was to neutralize the U.S. fleet to secure its expansion into Southeast Asia. - This attack led to the United States' entry into World War II.
The attack on Pearl Harbour by Japan during World War II was aimed at neutralizing ________ and preventing it from interfering in Japan's military operations in ________.
Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2015 · Topic: World Wars (Major Theatres and Key Campaigns of World War II: Blitzkrieg, Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Pearl Harbor, D-Day)
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