#1. japan attacked pearl harbor to limit the ability of the united states to a. fulfill its lend-lease commitments with britain. b. resist japan’s invasion of america’s west coast. c. slow germany’s invasion of the soviet union. d. mount a strong resistance to japanese expansion in asia and the pacific. #2. during world war ii, the united states and the soviet union were united in a. their opposition to nazi germany. b. their hatred of totalitarianism. c. their embrace of democratic principles. d. their efforts to free chi