Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor marked the United States’ entry into the deadliest war in human history, in which over 50 million people would perish across the globe. But why did the Empire of Japan attack Pearl Harbor? What were their motivations, and how did they manage to catch the Americans so off guard? From the Meiji Restoration to the Great Depression, from Japan's war of conquests across Asia, to the State Department and the negotiations between the two nations, from plans of Isroku Yamamoto to the attack on Pearl Harbor itself, join us as we take you step by step and chapter by chapter, of how the United States was drawn into the most deadly conflict in human history. 📚 *SOURCES:* - The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945, by John Toland - The Japanese Empire: Grand Strategy from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War, by S.C.M. Paine - Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan, by Ronald H. Spector - Hirohito’s War, by Francis Pike - All Hell Let Loose: The World at War 1939-1945, by Max Hastings - The Second World War, by John Keegan 📽 *TIMESTAMPS:* Intro: 0:00 Pearl Harbor Introduction 0:59 *PART ONE: THE MEJI RESTORATION* 3:56 The Rise of Western Super Powers 4:07 Black Ships 5:26 Looking to China 6:51 Looking to the West 9:09 The Meji Restoration 11:15 *PART 2: CONQUEST* 16:09 Creating an Empire 16:21 The Fight for Asia 19:25 Growing Tensions with the West 23:23 The American Perspective 24:45 Japanese Nationalism 26:47 The Great Depression & Manchuria 28:51 The Young Officers 31:45 The Second Sino-Japanese War 35:33 *PART 3: 1941* 42:04 President Franklin Roosevelt 42:15 Oil Embargo & Tripartite Pact 43:38 Prince Konoe 50:55 Negotiations Begin 56:07 Cordell Hull 57:16 Ambassador Grew 1:04:10 A New Condition 1:07:48 A New Prime Minister 1:14:42 Togo & Two Proposals 1:19:35 The Players of Each Side 1:22:43 Final Negotiations 1:29:50 Japan Goes to War 1:38:27 *PART 4: PEARL HARBOR* 1:40:23 Yamamoto 1:40:35 The Plan to Strike Pearl Harbor 1:43:29 A Spy at Pearl Harbor 1:45:42 Operation Z 1:48:00 Kidō Butai Sets Sail 1:51:19 American Failures 1:52:20 The Attack on Pearl Harbor 1:54:29 A Sleeping Giant is Awoken 1:57:46 #ww2 #pearlharbor #history #worldwar2 #thelifeguide #worldwarii #wwii #japan #japanww2 #japanese #imperialjapan 🍿 Other Videos: Apollo 11 - The Moon Landing Explained | Best Space Race Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUh3P3ivNbE The ENTIRE Story of Greek Mythology Explained | Best Greek Mythology Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M-4M4LyUB0 The ENTIRE History of the Cold War Explained | Best Cold War Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDrykOhrb5s The Vietnam War Explained In 25 Minutes | Vietnam War Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tNTh6KlXXU World War 2 Explained | Best WW2 Documentary | Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLHPLWDyHio The Fall of Rome Explained In 13 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJz15Y6hKMM Sun Tzu - The Art of War Explained In 5 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz4FNBj1APA Music Sourced From: https://artlist.io/ The Life Guide is a channel dedicated to providing interesting and educational content about a range of political, philosophical, economic and historical topics. Whether you are interested in a simplified explanation of complicated modern ideas or detailed information on ancient civilizations and philosophical schools of thought, The Life Guide is the channel for you.