Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941

Document A

*By advancing to the South will make Japan strong
*They will provide aid to Germany and Italy so they can defeat England
*Increases the chance that China will surrender and the Soviet Union
*They can take over major sources of strategic materials hurting the US
*They will create a ring over Asia
*They will be able to conquer any country that was hostile toward them
*They will have the power to defeat the US and England


Document B

*Japan is boasting that they have like a blockade around Asia
*The US thinks of Japan as no threat and that they are crazy.

Document C

*The US is making in fun of Japan because they feel superior
*Japan tried to be peaceful and wants to negotiate but the US is avoiding them
*Japan then says that the Pacific will not be peaceful anymore meaning war

Document D
*We will try hard to make our government and military stronger
*They will try hard to make there nation united
*They will bring war and achieve victory


Document E

*Japan disobeyed there emperors and attacked the US when they were trying to make peace
*Japan used peacefullness to there advantage by seeming good but they were actually bad and attacked the US
*Japanese victory