“ The US fought the japanese in ww2 mainly to protect european colonial interests.” Pearl Harbor was the main reason. And perhaps the Philippines (a US territo

“ The US fought the japanese in ww2 mainly to protect european colonial interests.” Pearl Harbor was the main reason. And perhaps the Philippines (a US territory at the time). But the US gave up most of its overseas empire after the war, so it’s hard to argue they fought the war to keep their colonies