In 1937, Japan was bent on establishing an Asian empire. Encouraged by lack of Western resistance, Japan seized control of French Indochina, the Dutch Indies, Burma, Malaya, and the Philippines. By mid-1941, Roosevelt had enforced a total embargo, freezing all assets originating in Japan. In the face of this economic pressure, the Japanese government decided to force the United States into war.

Originally released by New Dimension Media, 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 16, 2021.