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Augustus923 t1_iy26ejt wrote

The problem was Japan wanted the U.S. to keep supplying Japan with oil and other materials but the Japanese were not willing to change their conduct. In a negotiation both sides must be willing to give on certain points.

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Fresh-Ad4987 t1_iy2wce6 wrote

Right, we need to remember that Pearl Harbor was a retaliation for the US asset freezing and oil cutoffs. It wasn’t unprovoked as is commonly portrayed. The imperial war machine was running on high back then.

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