Shea+Smith


 * What do you believe were the causes of the conflict?**

I believe the causes of conflict were what America did before the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. There were many different reasons Japan bombed us. President Roosevelt banned all exports of scrap iron, steel, and oil to Japan, the reason for embargo was the Japanese invasion of China. This made Japan loose more than 90% of its oil supply, crippling their economy and military. Another reason would be that Japan believed Western powers were hostile to them. Also, the United States wanted Japan to withdraw from Indo-China. Japans demands were also not being achieved by diplomacy. The japanese liked expanding their empire and had to make a decision between surrendering or going to war with the United States. They wanted the US to acquiesce to their expansion into Asia. P earl Harbor was the home of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and Japan did not want the U.S. in the war because the U.S at this time had the greatest Naval force. They concluded that if the Pacific Fleet was destroyed, Americans would feel demoralized and not want to fight. These are all the reasons

**What is the relevant background information (i.e. who, what, when, where)?**

**What were 3 factors that helped cause the conflict (politics, economics, geography, history)?**

**Explain why one factor is more important than the others.**

**How could the conflict have been avoided?**


 * What sources of information have you used? **