1. Japan Starts a War

2. Japan (J) starts its conquest of China (C)
1931: conflicts in Manchuria begin between J and C.
1932: J installs a puppet govt in Manchuria
1937: July, the C and J have a battle and the J quickly overrun the poorly trained and supplied C army

3. 1940: J takes over part of Indochina, present day Vietnam
1941: J takes the rest of Indochina, present day Cambodia, and Laos.

4. Japan’s road to war
1940: Japan joins the Axis Powers Germany and Italy
1941: Hideki Tojo is named Prime Minister of Japan
The Japanese are in need of oil in the Dutch East Indies.
Japanese decide to attack the US navy. Why?

5. US reactions to J’s aggression
July 1941: US embargos shipments of planes and plane parts and metals to J
Aug 1941: US embargos oil to J.
Many historians feel this is the reason J decided to attack US in Pearl harbor

6. 0n Dec. 7, 1941, the J surprise attack the naval base Pearl Harbor.
Dec. 8, 1941 the J attack the Philippine Islands. J captures the Philippines in April 1942
Dec. 8, 1941 the J attack Malaya
In Feb the J attack Singapore

7. US declares War Dec 8, 1941: FDR asks for declaration of war.
Dec 11: Hitler declares war on the US. WHY?