18) Place the events in chronological order. Japanese aircraft bomb and torpedo American ships in a
surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Japanese forces move into Indochina. The U. S. State
Department warns all American citizens in the area to
leave the region.
A Japanese pilot bombs and sinks a U. S. gunboat, Panay,
on the Yangtze River
The United States places an embargo on the shipping of
aviation fuel, scrap iron, and steel to Japan.
The Japanese government demands the United States
must stop all aid to China and not interfere with Japanese
expansion
President Roosevelt freezes all Japanese assets in the
United States, including all petroleum products, and
orders General Douglas MacArthur to prepare defenses
for the Philippines
Congress officially declares war on Japan
The United States responds with its own statement of
opposition to Japanese policies.