Thursday, March 4, 2010

Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941

From the I.B. description of the summary of evidence: "[It] should indicate what the student has found out from the sources he or she has used." It will take the form a bullet-pointed list.
The IA question: Using the documents and your own knowledge assess the state of diplomatic relations between Japan and the U.S. in 1941.
DIRECTIONS: Based on this question, create a bullet-pointed list of evidence from each document. List the evidence under each document ID.


Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941
Document A

-Japan plans to advance in the south and make a negative impact on America's source of strategic materials
-Japan plans to defeat many countries, including America


Document B
-Great Britain and the U.S. have a racist view towards Japanese people
-They don't want to be encircled by Japan
-The U.S. and Great Britain don't like Tojo and Japan

Document C
-Japan believes that the U.S. has been making it impossible for Japan to establish negotiations because it is imperialist


Document D
-Japan is scared of the emperor and think that he is going to use hostilities
-Japan wants to repay obligations to the emperor, bring the government closer together and try as hard as possible to reach their war aims to please the emperor

Document E
-The U.S. was attacked suddenly by Japan on December 7, 1941 in Oahu
-The U.S. was at peace with Japan before the attack
-There was no hint of war or armed attack previous to this day
-The attack was deliberately planned
-Japan was faking peace in order to make the attack a suprise
-FDR asked Congress to declare war on Japan on December 7, 1941

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