Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941

Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941

Document A
- Japan wanted to defeat England.
- They saw the defeat of the US as a way of helping themselfs defeat England.
- They were trying to take over many countrys in Asia and the pacific.

Document B
- There was a great deal of raceism in the US in the early 1940s.
- FDR and the US government was "turning his back" to Japan by not looking at the country as a threat because of raceist views against them.

Document C
- The US made a peace proposal that the Japanese say as unsatisfactory not even a month before the attack on pearl harbor.
- Japan had negoiatiors in the US "trying" to work out a peace deal.
- Japan didn't want the US to expect they planned on atticking Pearl Harbor.
- Japan was dishonest with the US leading up to pearl harbor.

Document D
- The Emperor ordered the attack on pearl harbor.
- The japanese were highly motivated in their attack on Hawaii
- the japanese believed success was necessary at the attack on pearl harbor to bring their country to glory and anything else would mean complete destruction for the empire.

Document E
- The US and japanese had many deceptions ion their pre war communications
- The japansese lied to the US to make them unprepared for the attack
- The US felt betrayed by the Japenese attack on pearl harbor.

America Moves Toward War

1. What did the 1939 Neutrality Act allow?

It allowed for waring nations to purchace war materials from the US so long as they came to the US to buy the materials and transported them back to their own country up front. They also had to pay up front for the materials.

2. Who were the Axis powers?

Japan
Germany
Italy

3. What did the Lend-Lease Act do?

The lend lease act allowed the US to "lend" war materials to the allied nations in the war. In reality they were giveing the materials to the countrys in the hopes that it would help them win the war before the US had to get involved.

4. What pledges were contained in the Atlantic Charter?

The Atlantic Charter was a pact between Great Bratian and the US in which they pledged to collective security, disarment, self-determination, economic coorperation, and freedom of the seas.

5. Who were the Allies?

The Allies were the United Nations, an improved verison of the League of Nations.

6. What did the attack at Pearl Harbor do to the U.s. Pacific fleet?

The attacket left the US PAcific crippled and it took a long time to recover.

7. Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.?

They declared war on the US because of the egos of their leaders. They didnt want to look afraid to the rest of the world.