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Yes, to provoke them into committing an act of war.
Japan badly needed the oil and scrap iron, it was coming from the US. Should these resources be cut off? Japan would have to find them elsewhere. Japan viewed the possibility of Economic sanctions as a threat to its long-term objectives.
The Japanese Army began to control the Japanese government and invaded China, the US imposed economic sanctions on Japan, Japan occupied French Indo-China, the Japanese entered into an alliance with Germany & Italy, and Japan decided to attack the British Empire, the Dutch East Indies, and the United States.
Japan badly needed the oil and scrap iron, it was coming from the US. Should these resources be cut off? Japan would have to find them elsewhere. Japan viewed the possibility of Economic sanctions as a threat to its long-term objectives.
Japan's fierce military aggression in China led the United States to enact trade sanctions against Japan in the hope that this would make the japanese leaders to end their brutal war on china
Secure natural resources. Japan has to import all natural resources. Japan move to do this by invading other Asian countries caused USA to impose severe sanctions on Japan. At the time USA was largest supplier of oil. These sanctions caused Japan to either submit to USA demands or go to war. They chose war.
Japan's fierce military aggression in China led the United States to enact trade sanctions against Japan in the hope that this would make the japanese leaders to end their brutal war on china
Japan was given land in china during the peace process:)
Japan was given land in china during the peace process
Due to China being invaded by foreigners in the past. First by Mongolians, then by Manchus, then by those 7 European nations plus Japan, then invasion by Japan.
Japan was given land in china during the peace process
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