Isoroku Yamamoto

Isoroku Yamamoto was the greatest naval strategist Japan had during the time of World War II. In 1941, the United States cut off oil shipments to Japan, so the nation became angry. They planned to attack the U.S. and Yamamoto was the person who suggested that Pearl Harbor be bombed. He knew that the American fleet stationed there in Hawaii was too close to Japan and could be a threat. Under his order, the Japanese attack the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This decision was successful for the Japanese, but cost the United States almost the whole Pacific fleet and thousands of American lives.