Analyze why tensions were growing between Japan and the United States,

Analyze why tensions were growing between Japan and the United States, despite U.S. efforts for peace—and its desire to avoid a “two-ocean war.”

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An ideal response will:
1. Describe U.S. continued support for China.
2. Analyze the U.S. lack of an effective foreign policy.
3. Discuss Japanese dependence on oil and metal imports.
4. Explain the advantages younger Japanese leaders saw in an alliance with Germany and Italy.
5. Analyze the creation of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and Japan’s desire to free Asia from the colonial powers and to consolidate Japan’s control of the region.
6. Provide a concise and effective conclusion.