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+⧖Was it a foregone conclusion that Japanese expansionism and their hunger for resources would lead them into attacking the Allied Powers and the United States? How strong were the voices in the government and military who were opposed to it? Why weren't they listened to? Even without hindsight surely they were already far too involved in the Chinese invasion to take the catastrophic risk of opening up the war elsewhere, they knew not to provoke the Soviets for example. I understand that France a… Was it a foregone conclusion that Japanese expansionism and their hunger for resources would lead them into attacking the Allied Powers and the United States? How strong were the voices in the government and military who were opposed to it? Why weren't they listened to? Even without hindsight surely they were already far too involved in the Chinese invasion to take the catastrophic risk of opening up the war elsewhere, they knew not to provoke the Soviets for example. I understand that France a…
𓀐 @kW44~vzw: Japan needed oil for bomber planes, tanks and trucks not just warships. The US embargoed Japan for invading French Indochina in 1940, which the US correctly suspected was Japan activating its war plan to conquer all of Southeast Asia including the US held Philippines. Japan was not embargoed for attacking China, stop spreading that bullshit. The US embargoed Japan for invading French Indochina in 1940 which the US correctly suspected was part of a Japanese plan to conquer all of Southeast Asia,…

It was still stupid diplomacy to provoke war with Japan by putting unacceptable terms on them. War was certain then.

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