The Philippines was a US possession, much as is Puerto Rico is today. Australia was important to the US, similar to the friendship it had with Great Britain.
He focused on Militart expansion in Asia.
Japanese expansion into Eastern Asia began with the invasion of Manchuria in 1931. It also created a separate puppet state in Inner Mongolia. The Chinese Nationalist capital of Nanking also surrendered to the Japanese in 1937. The Japanese killed as many of 300,000 Chinese in the Massacre of Nanking.
He focused on Militart expansion in Asia.
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.
Answer this question… launched a much more aggressive campaign of expansion in Asia.
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They wanted to cripple the US fleet so they could not be stopped in their expansion and conquest of Asia.
The Axis powers of Nazi Germany and Italy supported their ally Japan in its expansion. This expansion was supported because it threatened the power of Great Britain and France in Southeast Asia. The expansion also eliminated the occupation of the Philippines by the USA.
President Roosevelt and many others believed it necessary to block German and Japanese expansion in order to prevent a shift in the balance of power that would threaten countries opposed to Germany and Japan. It was possible that German and Japanese Expansion would allow the two nations to control a significant portion of Europe and Asia, which would make them formidable opponents. If the decision to intervene in the Axis conquest of Europe and East Asia had been delayed, it might not have been reversible.
cheese No, in fact…Japanese expansion cloaked itself in terms of the Southeast Asia Co-prosperity Sphere to tempt people to throw off the yoke of their European colonial oppressors. In fact, they were just trading European colonization for Japanese colonization. This allowed the Japanese to present themselves in the light of liberators.
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The desire to protect the interests of the United States in Asia