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Pearl Harbor episode 2: America on the eve of war

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Japanese Relations - Is There a Risk of an Oil Embargo?

In effect, us trade was en ing a all that it believed to be morally wrong. This position became untenable because of this public sentiment. The big thing that we think about is 19 forty is when there's an embargo on oil. So the americans stop selling this crucial material that japan needs to continue to this for it's engaged an and that's really a turning point in us. Japanese relations. It's an interesting turning point, because to me,. that would seem a really clear step towards provoking an attack.

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