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Comparison Of Hull Note: Negotiating Peace With Japan

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The United States did try to negotiate peace with Japan to stop an inevitable war, but the deal that was given to Japan was made in such a way that Japan would not accept it. Japan was not going to step down immediately and pull out all of their troops in foreign nations that they just spent years trying to achieve. Another option in Hull Note was war. This negotiation was meant to force war between America and Japan, but it did not give the choice to America it gave it to Japan. Japan was not going to give up their pride and give up to the Americans without a fight. In the next document America warned its military in the Pacific of a Japanese attack before the negations took place. It could be argued that this made it obvious the Hull Notes

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