U.S.+Embargo+on+Japan

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In the early 1600s whilst Japan was under control of the Tokugawa Shogunate (stablished by Tokugawa Leyasu family and taken over by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family) and during this period, for 200 years, Japanese people were not allowed to be in contact with the outside world. These 200 years were extremely peaceful for the Japanese, but this end in 1853 when four battle ships from America emerged in what is now the Tokyo Bay. In the Qin Dynasty from 1840 to 1860 the British overpowered China. This came as a big surprise to the Japanese and put the Japanese in an interesting circumstance, they had to choose whether they should stay in isolation and attempt to battle anyone who tried to invade, or t open themselves up to the evolving world. They chose to become part of the evolving planet and they left isolation. In 1904 Japan fought a war and won against the Russian empire. This gave Japan the confidence it needed to be able to go to war with China in 1937.

__**Conflicts with China**__:
In 1937 Japan officially went to war with China. But they originally invaded china in 1931. China then appealed to the League of Nations, who asked japan to please leave China. Japan refused and resigned from the league of nations.

__U.S. Involvement:__
In 1939 The U.S. finally got involved, they told Japan that they would disclaim the Treaty of Commerce (signed in 1911) President Roosevelt then continued by issuing an embargo that forbade oil and scarp metal trade with Japan, attempting to slow or even stop the Japanese invasion in China.

__Results:__
As a result to the U.S. Embargo, the Japanese decided they had two options: They could do what the U.S. asked, or they could wage war on the U.S.. Japan chose war, which is what lead to the attack on Pearl Harbor on the 7th of December, 1941.

__What is Worth Fighting For:__
During the time of the American Embargo on Japan, China was worth fighting for. The idea of freedom in the American Philosophy was worth fighting for. And even though China was a different country doesn't mean this ideal of freedom doesn't apply.

__What Does it Mean to be an American__:
During the time of the U.S. Embargo on Japan, what it means to be an American is a person who followed the governments orders. To be an America meant to believe that freedom is a right to every human and it is America's job to help anyone who needs it.

**__Annotated Bibliography:__**
"Background Information." Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Web. 06 Jan. 2012. . Summary: This site is an educational source of the background of Pearl Harbor. It broadly discusses the Embargo, but the main reason I used it was for the picture to the right of a Newspaper headline on the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Duva, Anjali Mitter. "FRONTLINE/WORLD . Indonesia - After the Wave . Timeline . PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 07 Jan. 2012. . Summary: First off this is PBS so it is reliable. This site focuses on the Japanses Invasion, the Independence from the Dutch, Sukarno and Guided Democracy, Suharto and the New Order, Annexation of East Timor, Repression and the Oil Boom, The East Timor Massacre, BJ Habibie's presidency, Abdurrahman Wahid’s Presidency, The rise of Terrorism, and 2004 to the Present Disaster. I focused on the Japaneses Invasion section for information and used a picture of Japanese soldiers from this site.

"Inventory of Conflict and Environment (ICE), Template." Page Has Moved. Web. 06 Jan. 2012. . Summary: This site is an edu so it is educational. It is an in depth article on the reasons, background and results of the U.S. Embargo on Japan.

Pellegrino, Pete. "The Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941) Fast Play Rules for Students."Junior General Home Page. Web. 06 Jan. 2012. . Summary: This site gives Background on Pearl Harbor which is a paragraph on the Embargo And the rest gives statistical and Japanese military strategy information on Pearl Harbor.