By mid-1941, Japan believed that it had no alternative to war with the United States because President Franklin Roosevelt
A) was committed to Britain and Holland retaining their colonial assets and economic power in the Dutch East Indies.
B) had in 1941 imposed a freezing of assets and a cessation of all shipments and other critical raw materials in an effort to persuade Japan to withdraw from China.
C) demanded Japan renew its trade with America.
D) break its treaty of nonaggression with Germany.
E) None of these choices are correct.

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Japan felt compelled to go to war with the United States because President Roosevelt had imposed economic sanctions, including freezing Japanese assets and halting shipments of critical materials, to pressure Japan to withdraw from China.

By Mid-1941, Japan Believed That It Had No Alternative to War