 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Philippines, panguva iyeyo dziviriro yeAmerica, yakanga iriwo nharidzano yeJapan. Mauto eJapan akagumisa kuti kupinda muPhilippines kwaizoparira mhinduro yeuto reAmerica. Panzvimbo pokubata nokuchengetedza zvitsuwa, uye kumirira kurwisa kweUnited States kusingadzivisiki, vatungamiriri vemauto eJapan panzvimbo pezvo vakasarudza kurwisa Pearl Harbor kwokudzivirira, uko vakafunga kuti kwaizobvisa mauto eAmerica anodikanwa nokuda kwokusunungurwa nokudzorerwazve kwezvitsuwa. Pashure pazuva iroro chairo December 8, nguva yomunzvimbomo, vaJapan zvirokwazvo vakavamba kupinda kwavo muPhilippinesChiGerman. 