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The U.S Coast Guard is placed under jurisdiction of military authorities due to war.
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The Japanese send Special Envoy, Kurusu, to Washington to try and heal the break between Japan and American trade.
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The U.S extends the "lend-lease" act between the ally forces and the U.S. This act states that the U.S will help ally forces in need of supplies such as ammunition and medical supplies if they return the favor if the U.S. needs it.
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The German army threatens to attack all armed U.S ships using torpedos.
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If Japan declares war with the U.S, Great Britain will side with the Americans and become their allies. Therefore, helping America fight the Japanese.
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The U.S orders an evacuation of marines from Shanghai, Peking, and Tientsin due to a shortage of supplies and fighting.
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The Japanese send Special Envoy, Kurusu and Ambassador, Nomura to Washington to negotiate and possibly stop war from breaking out between the U.S. and Japan.
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In Washington, Congress put before Special Envoy Kurusu the requirements to solve the break in trade and to stop war from breaking out between the U.S. and Japan.
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H.R Stark sends a warning stating that relations with Japan and the U.S. are not getting any better. The two countries may soon be at war with each other.
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The Japanese Prime Minister rejects the American demands to solve the break in trade between the two countries. War is imminent.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack. This attack led to the decision by the U.S to join the allies against the Axis forces in World War II.
