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[[File:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor_Japanese_planes_view.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|Attack on Pearl Harbor from the view of a Japanese airplane]]__NOTOC__
Between 1937 and 1941, the escalating conflict between China and Japan influenced U.S. relations with both nations and ultimately contributed to pushing the United States toward full-scale war with Japan and Germany. Why did the relationship deteriorate during the 1930s? Why was the United States concerned by the Japanese occupation of China? Why did Japan ally itself with Germany?