Pearl Harbor

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were rubber and tin from Malaya, iron ore from the Philippines, Rice from Indochina and Burma, oil, bautite, coal, cobalt, copra, graphite, lead, iron, nickel, phosphates and potash from the Indies (Willmott, 1981)
When Japan began trying to seize land in Guangxi, France signed and armistice with Germany. This was on 22 June 1940. This lead to an establishment of Vichy government in unoccupied parts of France. Vichy France controlled France’s oversea possessions, like Indochina (The World War II Network, 2010). With this, Japan began pressuring the Vichy government to close the railway for trade. Japan and Vichy Indochina signed an accord in September 22, 1940, which granted basing and transit rights, but limited amounts of troops stationed in the area at one time. Within hours troops moved over the border at three places and closed in on the railroad thus breaking the rules of the accord. The troops began to fight with Indochina troops. The fights lasted until September 25 when ...

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aircraft could be exercised and prepared for the attack (Willmott). The aircraft exercises eventually decided that torpedoes would be the most effective weapon to attack American anchored sips at Pearl Harbor (Willmott, 1981).
As Japan’s attack was arriving the United States was become suspicious. During the summer of 1941, the tone of Japanese press and radio became very strident (Willmott, 1981). Also, Japan had replaced Prince Konoye with Hideki Tojo, who was aggressive to the United States, as Prime Minister which sent suspicion throughout America (Willmott, 1981). When Japan had changed it’s codes for a second time in a month, the United States realized an attack was approaching. ...

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