Was a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor a smart military strategy for Japan? Why or why not?

yes

Explanation:

On December 14 1941 Japanese pulled a surprise attack on the United States of America. We were not prepared enough for this attack. Japan Successfully murdered 671,278 americans, wich would not have happened if we knew about the attack. Therefore yes, it was a good move for the Japanese not the Americans.

it increased the power of the king of england.

no options provided, here,but the answer to this question is often: a historian cites a japanese newspaper article published a year after the end of world war ii in order to draw conclusions about the effect of the war on the japanese economy.

clearly from the answer, the historian alludes to historical sources,and records to aid in analyzing and drawing conclusion on the effect of the war on the economy of japan.