HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Because of the multiple trade wars that we had in the past.
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Because we had to stop them from building Mecha-Godzilla.
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Because we simply did not like them, and vice versa.
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To stop supplying materials for their war and prevent Japan from expanding their empire.
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Detailed explanation-1: -President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made one of those escalating moves in July 1940 when he cut off shipments of scrap iron, steel, and aviation fuel to Japan even as he allowed American oil to continue flowing to the empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Faced with serious shortages as a result of the embargo, unable to retreat, and convinced that the U.S. officials opposed further negotiations, Japan’s leaders came to the conclusion that they had to act swiftly.
Detailed explanation-3: -In July 1941, the Japanese began to push southward, taking over French military bases in Indochina. Seized Manchuria (China) to get resources. The US protested this aggression by cutting off trade with Japan. The embargoed goods included oil which Japan needed to fuel its war machine.