How did Japan respond to the US embargo and freeze on assets? Japan negotiated a temporary moratorium on the sanctions. Japan refused to back down on its stance in Indochina; it prepared for an attack on the US. Japan turned to Germany and Italy; the two countries became a source of oil and military funding. The Japanese military slowed down its movements into Indochina to conserve oil.

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Josephine Phillips

21 November, 23:08

How did Japan respond to the US embargo and freeze on assets? Japan negotiated a temporary moratorium on the sanctions. Japan refused to back down on its stance in Indochina; it prepared for an attack on the US. Japan turned to Germany and Italy; the two countries became a source of oil and military funding. The Japanese military slowed down its movements into Indochina to conserve oil.

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Lincoln Haney · Answer 1

The main way in which Japan responded to the US embargo and freeze on assets was that it "refused to back down on its stance in Indochina; it prepared for an attack on the US" which was one cause of Pearl Harbor.