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β 11y agoThe person that did this was named Matthew Perry.
This answer was taken from my social studies Call to Freedom book.
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β 11y agono trade
We stopped trade and they wanted oil.... :(
Do you mean, "What did the U.S do to japan before peal harbor?" and if so, the U.S imposed a trade embargo on Japan because Japan had invaded Indonesia. The trade embargo cut Japan's oil supplies quite a bit.
Matthew Perry.
Commodore Perry.
no trade
We stopped trade and they wanted oil.... :(
Trade with Japan had stopped before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
the u s sent matthew perry and 7 warships to Japan to persuade them to sign a treaty
Do you mean, "What did the U.S do to japan before peal harbor?" and if so, the U.S imposed a trade embargo on Japan because Japan had invaded Indonesia. The trade embargo cut Japan's oil supplies quite a bit.
President Roosevelt decided to place an embargo on Japan for the sale of weapons and oil after Japan's attack on Manchuria.
Matthew Perry.
the u s sent matthew perry and 7 warships to Japan to persuade them to sign a treaty
the u s sent matthew perry and 7 warships to Japan to persuade them to sign a treaty
Because of Japan'a agression against China.
Commodore Perry.
Iron/steel for bombs, artillery shells; oil to run Japan's war machines (airplanes, tanks, warships), copper & lead for bullets. Anything that would further Japan's conquests were stopped.