The Japanese goal in the bombing of Pearl Harbor was to
A. take the first step in a planned invasion of the United States.
B. destroy the United States' naval capacity.
C. implement the "final solution."
D. permanently add Hawai`i to the Japanese empire.
E. draw the Americans away from fighting the Germans in Europe.
Answer: B
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