In this new series we will explore the buildup to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor (and the small things that led to it). On today's episode, we set the stage for the negotiations between America and Japan. The Japanese were building an empire in East Asia. This made the United States concerned.Citations -Irvine H. Anderson, Jr. “The 1941 De Facto Embargo on Oil to Japan: A Bureaucratic Reflex,” Pacific Historical Review 44, no. 2 (1975)Eri Hotta, Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013)John Toland, The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945 (New York: The Modern Library, 1970)timesmachine.nytimes.comSupport the show -https://www.patreon.com/historywithdavenoell (https://www.patreon.com/historywithdavenoell)

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Music -Artist: Cody MartinSong: Sir Francis Drake