WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Japan would freeze American assets
|
|
|
Japan wouldn’t want to trade in the future after the war
|
|
|
Japan would attack the United States
|
|
|
Japan would form an alliance with America’s friends
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Responding to Japanese occupation of key airfields in Indochina (July 24) after an agreement between Japan and Vichy France, the U.S. froze Japanese assets on July 26, 1941, and on August 1, it established an embargo on oil and gasoline exports to Japan.
Detailed explanation-2: -On July 26, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt seizes all Japanese assets in the United States in retaliation for the Japanese occupation of French Indo-China.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Impending Crisis This prompted Roosevelt to freeze all Japanese assets in the United States on July 26, 1941, which effectively cut off Japan’s access to US oil.
Detailed explanation-4: -In July 1941, the U.S. ended all trade with Japan and froze all of Japan’s assets in the U.S. Great Britain, China and the Netherlands joined the U.S. in placing an embargo on oil exports to Japan. Japan was now deprived of several vital resources necessary for its economic survival.