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The 442nd Regimental Combat Team


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             It was the right choice for the 442nd to fight for the United States because Japan did a bad deed by bombing Pearl Harbor. Before the attack, the U.S. didn't even want to get involved in the war and wanted to stay "neutral" (Portillo, Michael. Page 1). However, Japan later became increasingly desperate for natural resources and planned to take over Southeast Asia. This is where the trouble began. Since the United States was against Japan's plans, they stopped the shipment of oil to Japan. Japan saw this as an act of war (Portillo, Michael. Page 1), thus leading to tension between the two countries. Japan's response was to take action by planning an attack on Pearl Harbor. The goal of this attack was to disable the US Fleet, allowing Japan to take over parts of Southeast Asia, thus gaining more natural resources (Barton, Leonard. Page 1). The result of the attack was a very disastrous one - ships and other properties were destroyed and the lives of many were lost. About 2,335 servicemen and 68 civilians were dead along with another 1,178 people injured. In addition to this, 1,177 men were killed, being entombed inside the hull of the USS Arizona, after the ship was destroyed by a gigantic bomb (Portillo, Michael. Page 1). Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor played an important role in the 442nd Combat Team's decision to fight for the United States because Japan's actions were for nothing but greed. Japan was already a quite powerful country but they still wanted more than that. They wanted more resources to their advantage - at the expense of affecting another part of the world, Southeast Asia. Since the U.S. were totally against Japan's plans, they get in the way and Japan reacts by attacking Pearl Harbor, killing many innocent people. Before the attack, the United States didn't even want to get involved in World War II and wanted to remain neutral.


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