THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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The British Navy captured American trading ships and forced sailors to fight for the British.
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British trade restrictions on the US.
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British support of Native Americans in an effort to limit or stop westward expansion.
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The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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Detailed explanation-1: -While there is no single correct or simple reason for the attack, this lesson should help students realize that Japan’s motivation for attacking Pearl Harbor was driven by its political self-interests, its scarcity of economic resources and perceived opportunity costs, and America’s embargo policy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Its most significant consequence was the entrance of the United States into World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -On December 7, 1941, the Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Since early 1941 the U.S. had been supplying Great Britain in its fight against the Nazis. It had also been pressuring Japan to halt its military expansion in Asia and the Pacific.
Detailed explanation-4: -On December 7, 1941, a date that President Franklin D. Roosevelt claimed would “live in infamy, ” the Imperial Japanese Navy conducted a surprise aerial assault on Pearl Harbor. This unprovoked attack brought the United States into World War II, as it immediately declared war on Japan.