WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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They fought to the death
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They quickly surrendered
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The retreated from the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
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They began to blame the Prime Minister, Hideki Tojo for the problems of the Great Depression
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Detailed explanation-1: -The attack on Pearl Harbor left more than 2, 400 Americans dead and shocked the nation, sending shockwaves of fear and anger from the West Coast to the East. The following day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress, asking them to declare war on Japan, which they did by an almost-unanimous vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States responded to this growing threat by temporarily halting negotiations with Japanese diplomats, instituting a full embargo on exports to Japan, freezing Japanese assets in U.S. banks, and sending supplies into China along the Burma Road.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rather than send troops, US and European leaders called for economic sanctions and warned that harsher steps would follow if Japan continued its aggression. President Roosevelt banned the exports of some armaments and aircraft parts to Japan in 1940 after its leaders formed a military alliance with Germany and Italy.
Detailed explanation-4: -The “island hopping” plan involved winning battles on Pacific islands to gain military bases and moving across the Pacific Ocean and closer to Japan. This strategy would span three years and would take U.S. forces in almost a full circle around the Pacific.