At the time the Japanese were overrunning the Pacific area, President Roosevelt did not want Gen MacArthur to be captured by the Japanese so he order him out. He escaped via a motor torpedo boat to Australia..
In July of 1944 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with his senior commanders in Hawaii to decide whether to invade the Philippines or Taiwan. The senior US Navy commanders believed that an invasion of Taiwan would aid the "island hopping" Pacific campaign and the US Air Force could keep Japanese forces in the Philippines isolated. The US Army believed that invading the Philippines was a better way to take control of US military operations in East Asia. President Roosevelt decided that the US had better prospects if the Philippines were retaken. The Japanese had captured the Philippines in 1962.
The President was: Franklin Roosevelt (FDR). The military commander in Europe was: General Dwight Eisenhower. The military commander in the Pacific was: General Douglas MacArthur.
By 1941, the British were too busy fighting Hitler to block Japanese expansion. Only the U.S. and its Pacific island remained in Japan's way.
There was no declaration before the attack on Pearl Harbor because the Japanese government believed a surprise attack would cripple the United States Pacific Fleet and prevent them from interfering with Japanese military expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. It was seen as a strategic move to gain an advantage in the early stages of the war.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt viewed Japanese imperialism as a significant threat to stability in the Asia-Pacific region and to U.S. interests. He was concerned about Japan's aggressive expansion, particularly its invasion of China and its expansionist policies in Southeast Asia, which contradicted principles of self-determination and international order. Roosevelt believed that Japan's actions could lead to broader conflicts, ultimately contributing to the escalation of tensions that culminated in the Pacific War. His administration sought to contain Japanese expansion through diplomatic and economic measures, while also preparing for potential military engagement.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and a number of other targets on Hawaii and other Pacific locations on December 7, 1941. Then President Franklin Roosevelt called it "A date which will live in infamy."
Wake island and Corregidor .
It was Franklin D. Roosevelt He was handicapped. and he did do major attacks in Europe and the pacific.
FDR froze Japanese assets. NO more oil for Japan.
There were two battles that stopped the Japanese from advancing their expansion across the Pacific Ocean. These battles included the Battle of Coral Sea, which stopped the advancement on Australia, and the Battle of the Midway, which stopped Japanâ??s advancement on all other territories across the Pacific.
To concentrate on fighting the Japanese in the Pacific
Japanese expansion into the Pacific.
The battle brought near parity between Japanese and American carrier forces in the Pacific and removed the threat to Hawaii that a Japanese victory would have brought. It also permanently stopped Japanese expansion to that area of the Pacific.
Japanese imperial expansion led the nation into the Southwestern Pacific, which America tried to deter via economic sanctions as well as other measures. Ultimately, the efforts were unsuccessful.
At the time the Japanese were overrunning the Pacific area, President Roosevelt did not want Gen MacArthur to be captured by the Japanese so he order him out. He escaped via a motor torpedo boat to Australia..