US/Japanese Relations 1919-1941

US/ Japanese Relations

Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 7, 1941

League of Nations created, US/Japanese tension over certain intentions of the L.o.N. and the Treaty of Versailles.

Jun 28, 1919

Further information on the League of Nations

End of the Washington Conference.

Feb 6, 1922

Reading material from the US State Department on the Washington Conference.

Japanese invasion of Manchuria

Sep 19, 1931

Further information on the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

Japanese invade Chinese province of Jehol

Dec 17, 1932

Japan withdraws from League of Nations

Feb 24, 1934

Exert on the reasoning behind Japan leaving the League of Nations.

1st US Netrality Act

Aug 31, 1935

2nd US Neutrality Act

Feb 1, 1936

Japan declares war on China

Jul 7, 1937

Brief overview of the motivation of Japanese aggression.

US pulls out of 1911 Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with Japan

Aug 8, 1939

USA imposes partial trade embargo on Japan

Jun 17, 1940

Japan signs the Tripartite Pact

Sep 27, 1940

A good article that puts Japanese/US tensions in the context of the European conflict.

USA declares full trade embargo on Japan

Jul 17, 1941

Japanese Ambassadors issued with the 'Hull Note'

Nov 26, 1941