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The first step in their expansionist policy occurred in 1931 when Japan wrested from China the resource-rich northern province of Manchuria and made it the puppet state Manchukuo. In 1937 it invaded north China. Two years later, its armies attacked south China. In September 1940, Japan formally linked its future to the Axis powers of Germany and Italy by signing the Tripartite Pact alliance. In that same month, Japan forced the pro-Nazi Vichy French government to accept its military occupation of French Indochina. At the same time, American civilians and military forces stationed in China endured provocative attacks and interferences with their rights and interests.
America, first under President Herbert Hoover and then Franklin D. Roosevelt initially responded with diplomatic protests. When they failed to curb Japanese aggression, Roosevelt upped the ante. In 1938, the State Department advised banks at home and abroad not to extend credit to Japanese businesses. In 1939, the United States terminated the 1911 commercial treaty between the United States and Japan. This led to an American embargo initially of airplanes, parts, machine tools, and aviation gasoline. The embargo was expanded in 1940 to include oil, iron and steel scrap, and other commodities. Sharing America’s concerns, Great Britain and the Netherlands joined in the economic embargo.
Mao, USA sin respons til japansk krigføring var å stoppe handel. Ikke overraskende, så førte det til en eskalering.
Når man ser på Russland og Iran, så er vel greia der relativt tilsvarende, de er aggressive (Iran via proxyer) og har blitt møtt med sanksjoner.
Kina er vel et unntak her, men det er lite som tyder på en shooting war med USA der.
men det gjør ingenting så lenge kamper slutter i k.o andre veien 
