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The bombing of Pearl Harbor was an effort by the Japanese to...

Gain control of the Hawaiian islands and their resources.

Inflict as much damage as possible on the U.S. Pacific fleet.

Retaliate against the United States for the internment of Japanese Americans.

Provoke the United States into diverting its military resources from Europe.

Answer 1

Inflict as much damage as possible on the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Answer 2

Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku spent months planning an attack that aimed to destroy the Pacific Fleet and destroy morale in the U.S. Navy, so that it would not be able to fight back as Japanese forces began to advance on targets across the South Pacific.