WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
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U.S. freezes all Japanese assets in the U.S.
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Japan freezes all American assets in Japan
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Trade embargo with China
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Trade embargo with Japan
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U.S. sends aid to China
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The primary American goal was to keep the Chinese actively in the Allied war camp, thereby tying down Japanese forces that otherwise might be deployed against the Allies fighting in the Pacific.
Detailed explanation-3: -Therefore they were stunned when the unthinkable happened and Japanese planes bombed the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The following day, the United States declared war on Japan, and it soon entered into a military alliance with China.
Detailed explanation-4: -President Franklin Roosevelt declared a policy of neutrality in the Sino-Japanese war. However, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, America could no longer remain neutral, and U.S. financial and military aid began pouring into China.