dangcabrillas1p4w20c dangcabrillas1p4w20c 07-03-2021 History contestada What was the strategic reasoning behind Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor? Japan wanted to draw the United States into a costly invasion of the Japanese islands. Japan wanted to prevent the United States from entering World WarII. Japan wanted to help Japanese prisoners of war held in Hawaii escape. Japan wanted to cripple the US Navy to allow Japan to dominate the Pacific.