today we did blog discussions on pearl harbor..
- in july 1941, japan invaded french indochina.
- in response the us stops trading with japan.
- due to embargo japan felt like it had three options..
-abandoned anbitnons in south east asia
-attack dutch and british possessions
-japan thought that the us then would face a long struggle and would settle for a negotiated peace that would allow japan to do as it pleased in asia.
-tojo replaces konote as premier of japan. konoye wanted to negotiate with the us.
-japanease attack force consisted of..
-six aircraft carriers.
-360 airplanes.
-kate high level bombers
-dive and torpedo bombers
-zero fighters
-two battleships, three cruisers and eight destroyers.
-admiral nagumo commanded the force
-"backdoor to war" conspiracy
-magic information..
-november 29th is the deadline
-things are automatically going to happen.
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