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Pearl Harbor


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             Meanwhile, Germany, Italy, and Japan formed the Axis Alliance in September of 1940. .
             Japan was becoming desperate for more natural resources. In July of 1941, Japan made the .
             decision to secure access to the abundance of the much-needed resources in Southeast Asia. .
             Japan was afraid that it could not defeat the larger and stronger Western powers. They needed .
             to build up Their armies in order to stay in the war. They also had to worry about the United .
             State's reaction to their plans to seize Southeast Asia. Japan began their seizure with southern .
             Indochina. The United States disagreed with Japan's plans, and began their reaction with an .
             embargo on the shipment of oil to Japan. Oil was necessary to keep Japan's technology and .
             military moving. Without it, Japan's industrial and military forces would come to a stop in only a .
             short time. Japan's government viewed the oil embargo as an act of war. .
             Throughout the next few months of 1941, the United States tried to come to some kind .
             of agreement with Japan to settle their differences. Japan wanted the United States to lift the oil .
             embargo and allow them to attempt to takeover China. The United States refused to lift the .
             embargo until Japan would back off of their aggression with China. Neither country would .
             budge on their demands, and it seemed as if there was no way to get around war. The United .
             States regarded Japan's refusal to budge on their stance as a sign of hostility. They too realized .
             that war was unpreventable. They responded to this potential war with Japan by adding to the .
             military forces stationed in the Pacific. General Douglas MacArthur and his ground forces in the .
             Philippines began to organize into an army. The B-17 was just arriving at many air force bases .
             throughout the country, and was a great confidence to MacArthur upon its arrival. MacArthur .
             became so confident in his forces stationed in the Philippines that on December 5,1941, he said, .


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