Question

How did president Roosevelt try to slow Japanese expansion in the 1930s

Answer 1

President Roosevelt tried to slow down Japanese expansion by freezing all of the Japanese assets in United States the result of that was Japanese losing access to almost all of its overseas trade and approximately 88% of its oil.

Answer 2

President Roosevelt swung into action by freezing all Japanese assets in America. Britain and the Dutch East Indies followed suit. The result: Japan lost access to three-fourths of its overseas trade and 88 percent of its imported oil.