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THE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON

Why did America oppose Japanese expansion into China?

Although the US was technically neutral in the conflicts in Europe and Asia up until the end of 1941, that isn’t to say that they didn’t have a dog in the fight. The US had great sympathy with

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