In an effort to discourage Japanese militarism, Western powers including Australia, the United States, Britain, and the Dutch government in exile, which controlled the petroleum-rich Dutch East Indies, stopped selling oil, iron ore, and steel to Japan, denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities in China and French Indochina. In Japan, the government and nationalists viewed these embargos as acts of aggression; imported oil made up about 80% of domestic consumption, without which Japan's economy, let alone its military, would grind to a halt. The Japanese media, influenced by military propagandists,[nb 10] began to refer to the embargoes as the "ABCD ("American-British-Chinese-Dutch") encirclement" or "ABCD line". COUNT 7
QSN1 What were these embargoes called by the Japanese media? ANS1 "ABCD ("American-British-Chinese-Dutch") QSN2 What did The West do to disuade Japan in China and French Indochina? ANS2 stopped selling oil, iron ore, and steel to Japan QSN3 Why was denying supplies important to the western countries? ANS3 denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities QSN4 Why did Western powers stop selling resources to Japan? ANS4 to discourage Japanese militarism QSN5 How did Japan view Western embargos? ANS5 as acts of aggression QSN6 What percent of oil made up Japan's domestic consumption? ANS6 about 80% QSN7 What did the Japanese media refer to the embargoes as? ANS7 "ABCD line"