The U.S. stopped selling oil to Japan in July of 1941, which was part of the motivation for the Pearl Harbor attack from Japan's perspective. We were their major oil supplier, and the shipments were stopped in protest of Japan's invasion of French IndoChina. This embargo would've ground their economy to a halt in fairly short order, forcing them to find oil elsewhere. But before they could do that, they had to make sure we wouldn't be able to interfere with their expansion.
The U.S. stopped selling oil to Japan in July of 1941, which was part of the motivation for the Pearl Harbor attack from Japan's perspective. We were their major oil supplier, and the shipments were stopped in protest of Japan's invasion of French IndoChina. This embargo would've ground their economy to a halt in fairly short order, forcing them to find oil elsewhere. But before they could do that, they had to make sure we wouldn't be able to interfere with their expansion.
Because Japan invaded French Indochina
By placing trade restrictions on Japan.
Tariffs and embargos are trade restrictions.
The purpose of trade restriction is to protect some domestic industry from foreign competition.
no trade
trade barrier
Tariffs are the most common type of trade restriction. Trade restrictions are used by the United States in order to ensure protection with domestic industries.
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The Embargo Act placed a restriction on trade after European ships harassed US vessels.
The US tried to weaken Japan by placing trade restrictions on it.
Prior to the Civil War, the U.S. expansion to the Far East was done through trade and diplomacy. There was a treaty, for example, that opened trade with Japan.
Taking land to built an airport.