HIST 114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: September 11 Attacks, Santa Barbara City College, Hideki Tojo
Document Summary
Japan launched an all-out war on china in 1937: relations between japan and the united states also became strained in the next few years, the united states banned the sale of military supplies to japan in late. 1940, and canceled a trade treaty between the two nations: such american actions led the japanese army leader, tojo hideki, to call for a. "self-defense and self-preservation" war: japan"s surprise air attack on the us naval base at pearl harbor, hawaii, on. December 7, 1941, was the first battle of that war: twenty-one ships have been sunk or damaged, and 323 have been lost. In all, there were 2,388 people killed and 1,178 wounded. It was the greatest loss of life in an attack on the united states until the. September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks: the united states declared war on japan and on the allies of japan, nazi.
