Why the Pearl Harbor Attack Should Not Have Been A Surprise

In this video, I'm going to discuss why the Pearl Harbor attack should not have been a surprise. By the time the attack happened, the United States was well aware of Japan's plans and intentions. This video will explore the history of Japan's aggressive behavior and what led to the Pearl Harbor attack.

Narrated by Shannon Beat. Music by Electric Needle Room. All images found in the public domain.

Produced by Matt Beat

[sionsmedia]

A lot of this video is that the war in general was not a surprise, and it wasn’t. But the specific attack on Pearl Harbour was a surprise.

[SiVlog]

I wonder if in future there will be a similar look at the build up to the 9/11 attacks. From the CIA supplying weapons to the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan, to the first Gulf War, to the suicide bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, to the Taliban taking over Afghanistan to 9/11 itself

[Locojjona]

I just noticed that Hawaii was not a state during Pearl Harbor

[brownmcjuggernuggets]

Well the thing is, Yamamoto knew what would happen if the US was attacked. He said no to the idea and so did some others, but the military was in more power than most and wanted revenge. Japanese have strong strong beliefs in revenge even having a law stating revenge in the form of murder was legal in feudal times. The military thought an attack on Pearl Harbor would be justified as revenge on the US for the oil embargo. As well as the following of the Tanaka Plan by Japanese high officials, Hawaii was a pacific island desired by the Empire. Once the decision was decided it was followed through, although later on before death, Yamamoto had expected a much much greater outcome from the Pearl Harbor bombing. The bombing was supposed to be big enough that the US could not recover.

[addierobertson]

Could you start listing your sources in the description? Keep up the good work!

[Anonymous-knvs]

Time: 21:11 Saturday 11 of May: why is the video voice is a girl?

[uk]

Japan's support for Ukraine "Green Ukraine"

In the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Romanov dynasty, which had been abdicated by Nicholas II and lasted for about 300 years, collapsed. After that, the birth of the Soviet government aiming to establish a socialist nation will increase the momentum for independence among ethnic minorities such as Ukraine.
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Two revolutions that took place in Russia in 1917, the "February Revolution" that rebelled against the previous tsarism (absolute monarchy by the emperor) and the "October Revolution" that led to the establishment of a socialist state.

Ukrainians in the Russian Far East have begun a struggle to establish autonomy. The Ukrainian Far East Conference will be held in Ussuriysk in June 1917, forming a council (Kray Rada).
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At the second meeting in Khabarovsk in January 1918, Green Ukraine was declared as part of the Ukrainian state, after which it became known as the "Green Ukraine Republic", the "Far East Ukraine Immigrant Government" and so on.
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At the third meeting in April 1918, a young 36-year-old engineer, Yuri Glushko-Mova, was elected as chairman of the council, considering the creation of an independent Ukrainian state, and in the summer, General Borys R. Khreschatytsky. The Ukrainian Army of the Far East (with more than 5, 000 troops) was organized as the commander, and a draft constitution was drafted at the 4th meeting in October of the same year.

In the summer of 1919, the council paved the way for an armed struggle against the Korczak administration, which ruled the region. In response, most Ukrainian leaders were arrested at the behest of Primorsky Krai Governor General Rosanov.
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Under these circumstances, the Far Eastern Republic of the Bolsheviks was established in April 1920 as a buffer state for Russia and Japan. The Far Eastern Republic recognized the autonomy of Green Ukraine, but the Far Eastern Ukrainian army was disarmament.
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However, when Japan withdrew from Siberia in 1922, the Far Eastern Republic lost its raison d'etre and was integrated into the Russian Soviet Union Socialist Republic. Here, the dream of the founding of Green Ukraine was destroyed.

After that, when Japan embarked on the establishment of Manchuria in 1932, Japan planned to establish a Ukrainian state in the coastal states as a buffer state with Russia, and in July 1937 it was called the "Far East Ukrainian Development and Development Movement". Formed a political organization. However, the group was viewed by the Soviet Union and Ukrainians as a Japanese spy group, and when the Pacific War broke out in 1941, Japan abandoned this plan and abandoned support for Ukrainians in the Far East.
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In this way, the people of Ukraine have been "required to serve as a buffer between Russia and neighboring countries" not only in Europe but also in the Far East. If you were a neighbor, what would happen to the international community surrounding Japan today?
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One thing I can say is that they were "closer" than we thought. Perhaps our neighbors, they are now bravely fighting to protect the country from unjustified invaders in isolated and unaided lands in remote Eastern Europe.

I think it would be okay to come up with bolder support measures, such as welcoming Ukrainian refugees who have lost their way to Japan. In the long run, I think that such humanitarian assistance "will lead to true national interests."
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Nowadays, I think there were many nodules that led Russia to a democratic nation after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It is important for the international community to "know that it is at that turning point" and "to come up with effective measures without losing timing", and it is too late to speak out after things happen