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The History of WWII Podcast

Episode 217-Japan: Do or Die

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.44.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

With Washington and Tokyo trying to bend the other to its will, President Roosevelt seeks to strangle Japan's aggression in China with a trade blockade while Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto begins to plan his attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. War seems imminent, but both sides still hope for peace through negotiations, on their own terms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0

Hello, and thank you for listening to The History of World War II podcast,

0:44.0

Episode 217, Japan, Do, or Die.

0:50.0

Last time, the Japanese government, now under Prime Minister General Hadike Tojo,

0:56.0

had decided that the US would bow to its wishes and accept Japanese dominance of Southeast Asia,

1:03.0

or there would be war.

1:06.0

As for the United States, Roosevelt was equally determined that Japanese aggression would be checked,

1:12.0

and China left alone, and once again, open to American products.

1:18.0

It was bad enough having Hitler run a muck all over Europe.

1:22.0

Asia could not be lost as well.

1:25.0

As such, the Pacific Fleet was ordered to stay at Pearl Harbor,

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