Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941

Title: Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941 Labels: Pearl_Harbor, WWII, FDR, Japan, This is due at the beginning of class on Friday.

Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941

Document A
Japan believes that Italy and Germany will take over and beat England. If they do than they can take more pacific colonies and be able to get a lot more land and acquire other places. After England loses America will be left in the dust and will not engage in warfare.

Document B
Japan is running around the important American figures. Japanese generals are basing their decisions based off of what the American leaders do and they are trying to entrap America.

Document C
Japan breaks off negotiations with America. They want to lie to America and give them a false sence of hope when they want to stab them in the back later.

Document D
The Japanese empire is paying back their God's and by fighting America and getting freedom. Tojo believes that every man should fight and the nation will be victorious and become much better.

Document E
On 12-7-1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and destroyed the Pacific fleet. Japan broke the peace between America and and Japan and America declares war on Japan.