Enquiry Question: What Japanese actions led to war with the USA?

IB History SL/HL: PAPER 1 (PS3) Move to Global War
Recommended textbook: Access to History for the IB Diploma: The move to global war (Andy Dailey)https://www.amazon.com/Access-History-IB-Diploma-global/dp/147183932X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1537542323&sr=8-2&keywords=the+move+to+global+war

Learning Objectives
To explain how Japan justified its expansion up to 1939
To assess the causes for Japanese expansion 1939-41
To analyze the extent to which peace between the USA and Japan was possible in November 1941
To explain the cause, course and consequences of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941
To evaluate the extent to which the Japanese justified their attack on Pearl Harbor