2.  Why????  Japan was a leader in manufactured goods, but….  ….they had to import most raw materials - Examples: *tin *rubber *oil  Japan wanted to be self-sufficient Japanese Expansionism

3.  What????  Japan created an empire by invading islands and lands of the Pacific Japanese Expansionism

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5.   United States led an embargo to stop the trade of goods into Japan - a response to military action taken by the Japanese  Japanese response: bombing Pearl Harbor Embargo on Japan

6.   U.S. and Allies were at the doorstep of Japan -They had been “island hopping”  As the Allies got closer to mainland Japan, the fight became stronger from the Japanese  Japan was at “all-out war”  Casualties debate Decision to Drop “The Bomb”