East Asia 76 years ago today: Eve of Pearl Harbor (06 Dec 1941) http://omniatlas.com/maps/eastasia/19411206/ Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June, but Japan declined to join her ally, resolving instead to occupy the rest of French Indochina. The United States and Britain responded by freezing Japanese assets and stopping oil exports. Without oil, Japan faced the choice of either withdrawing from China or invading the oil-rich East Indies and further provoking the US. By December, Japan had made its decision, mobilizing its fleet for a surprise strike on the US navy. #eastasia #history #welovemaps #1940s #1941 #belarus #cambodia #china #chinesecivilwar #chinesehistory #december #december6 #france #germany #greatbritain #hawaii #indochina #japan #japanesehistory #laos #maps #russia #secondsinojapanesewar #southvietnam #thailand #ukraine #unitedstates #pearlharbor #pacificwar #ww2 (at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii)