So why did the Japanese join the Axis Powers, with the Aryan races(Germany and Italy) of Europe?
I’ve read that Hitler was LIVID when Japan attacked the US. This meant he and Italy now had to declare war on the US.
He wanted to keep the US out of the war and had hoped Japan would attack Russia in the far east.
“I’ve read that Hitler was LIVID when Japan attacked the US. This meant he and Italy now had to declare war on the US.”
Then why did Hitler declare war against the US just a few days after Pearl? He wasn’t obligated to do so under the Tripartite Pact because Japan wasn’t attacked.
Another thing to think about:
The allies had lots of conferences during the war to agree on strategy, spheres of influence and so forth. Not so much the Axis leaders. Allied leaders kept their agreements to one-another — even Stalin did. Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo were constantly double-dealing eachother when it suited them.
Japanese/German cooperation was largely a myth. Yes they traded some info and weaponry and some intelligence but each pursued its own goals with almost zero regard for the other. Typical of any criminal cabal.
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor should be considered a suicide attempt. A successful one.