1940: Japan's Attack On Pearl Harbor

One September 1940, the U.S. put an embargo on Japan by not allowing exports of scrap iron, steel and also oil to Japan because Japan wanted take over northern French Indochina. "Japan needed natural resources, like the oil, aluminum, etc"( Staff, History.com 1). In April 1941, The Japanese agreed to a neutrality treaty with the Soviet Union to help Stop an attack from that way if they went to a war with the U.S. or Britain. On December 7, 1914, hundreds of Japanese army planes attack the U.S. naval base at Pear Harbor nearby Honolulu, Hawaii. The bombardment last for about 2 hours and was very disastrous. "The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes. More