events
World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands freeze all Japanese assets and cut off oil shipments.
Related Wikipedia articles
French Indochina
1887–1954 French dependent territories in Southeast Asia
French Indochina, officially known as the Indochinese Union and after 1941 as the Indochinese Federation, was a group of French dependent territories in Southeast Asia from 1887 to 1954. It was initially a federation of French colonies (1887–1949), later a confederation of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
ABCD line
Series of embargoes against Japan beginning in 1940
The ABCD line was a series of embargoes against the Empire of Japan by foreign nations, including the United States, Britain, China, and the Dutch. It was also known as the ABCD encirclement . In 1940, in an effort to discourage Japanese militarism, these nations and others…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)