Oct 9, 1941: In great secrecy, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt calls for estimate of cost of developing an atomic bomb Oct 10, 1941: Japan’s ambassador to Washington, Nomura Kichisaburo vents frustration over negotiations with Americans in report to Tokyo: “They are not budging an inch” Oct 11, 1941: In separate statements, both China’s leader…
Oct 2, 1941: The US government calls on Japan to make a “clear-cut manifestation” regarding its intention to withdraw from China and Indochina Oct 3, 1941: Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi calls for passive resistance against British colonial rule Oct 4, 1941: US diplomats in Bangkok report Thailand fears Japanese invasion in case of a…
Sep 25, 1941: John F. Kennedy joins the US Naval Reserve Sep 26, 1941: Japanese Army’s 6th Division clashes with Chinese 74th Army during battle of Changsha in central China Sep 27, 1941: Japanese Army says it has entered city of Changsha, central China, following fierce fighting Sep 28, 1941: New data show Japan has…
Sep 18, 1941: Series of attacks by resistance movement in occupied China mark tenth anniversary of Mukden incident, beginning of Japan’s conquest of Manchuria Sep 19, 1941: Japanese Army, advancing towards central Chinese city of Changsha, crosses Miluo River Sep 20, 1941: Japan says 30,000 of its troops are moving on the central Chinese city…
Sep 11, 1941: Aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, the most prominent proponent of US non-intervention in the widening global conflict, says, ‘We are on the verge of war, but it is not yet too late to stay out’ Sep 12, 1941: Britain strengthens defense of Burma’s eastern border in response to Japanese occupation of Indochina Sep…
Sep 4, 1941: American tanker L. P. St. Clair arrives in the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok with first cargo of gasoline meant to aid the Soviet Union in its struggle against Nazi Germany Sep 5, 1941: Tempers flare as Japanese Emperor Hirohito meets with military leaders to discuss policy vis-a-vis the United States and…
Aug 28, 1941: Chinese troops reportedly make gains while fighting Japanese army in Shanxi province Aug 29, 1941: French authorities in Indochina sign agreement with Laotian King Sisavang Vong, settling border issued and confirming Laos as a French protectorate Aug 30, 1941: Errol Flynn stars in the movie ‘Dive Bomber’ on US Navy pilots, shot…
Aug 21, 1941: Zhou Fohai, vice president in east Chinese collaborationist government in Nanjing, reportedly trying to seize power from his superior, Wang Jingwei Aug 22, 1941: American citizens in occupied China complain of growing harassment, likely instigated by the Japanese authorities Aug 23, 1941: German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop tells Japanese ambassador Oshima…
Aug 14, 1941: US President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, meeting at Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, issue the Atlantic Charter, calling for a fairer post-war world. The statement strengthens fears in Japanese military circles of a US-British alliance detrimental to Japan’s interests. Aug 15, 1941: Soldiers of the Australian Army’s 27th Brigade disembark…
Aug 7, 1941: Japan’s Naval General Staff meet to discuss Admiral Yamamoto’s plan to attack US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor Aug 8, 1941: Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku is commissioned Aug 9, 1941: Australian Navy Minister W. M. Hughes says whether there will be war or peace in the Pacific is up to Japan Aug…
