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    Also, Japan & the USA (among others) signed treaties, specifically the 9 power treaty and Shandong treaties to limit further Japanese expansion into China and maintain the status-quo open door policies and then Japan violated these agreements. Violating treaties doesnt usually go over well with the American govt or public. Commented Aug 26, 2021 at 12:43
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    @ed.hank totally! what got the isolationist US public to say "oil embargo? no problemo!" by 1940? Commented Aug 27, 2021 at 8:27
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    The degree to which the US was 'isolationist' outside of Europe tends to be overstated. "Guam, the Philippines, Hawaii and sundry" wouldn't be US possessions if it wasn't fairly expansionist in the Pacific. Commented Aug 27, 2021 at 14:09
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    @ed.hank well, not unless America is the one violating the treaties Commented Aug 27, 2021 at 15:43
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    @llama - yup very true, i was going to add that as a caveat but decided against as it wasnt super relevant to the answer. Commented Aug 27, 2021 at 16:05