1. ROAD TO PEARL HARBOR

2. After Japan invades, FDR wants to get American out of China
Americans have special place in their hearts for China as they see it

3. Some American grow up in China as children of missionaries

4. Pearl Buck
The Good Earth

7. Japan invades French Indo-China
FDR freezes Japanese credit in US
No trade for Oil & Scrape metal until Japan gets out

8. Japan gets new PM –
Hideki Tojo

9. Choices for Japan:
Give in to the US – have already lost 100,000 in China
Find oil somewhere else – Dutch East Indies

10. Have to find way to hold off US while Japan establishes new empire

11. Isoroku Yamamoto

12. Knows Japan can not defeat the US in a long war
Must find way to neutralize the US

13. Plan: *continue negotiations with US *attack Pearl
*follow with attacks on other US & European possessions

14. Can damage Pacific fleet to allow Japan a free hand in the Pacific for a year or two
Make a defensive ring that will be too costly in men and money for US to attack