Government and politics In 1939 the United States had renounced its trade treaty with Japan and beginning with an aviation gasoline ban in July 1940 Japan became subject to increasing economic pressure. During this time Japan launched its first attack against Changsha a strategically important Chinese city but was repulsed by late September. Despite several offensives by both sides the war between China and Japan was stalemated by 1940 to increase pressure on China by blocking supply routes and to better position Japanese forces in the event of a war with the Western powers Japan invaded and occupied northern Indochina. Afterwards the United States embargoed iron steel and mechanical parts against Japan. 17 Baker Hughes 170 3 Dallas Dallas 1,317,929 The Astrodome is a playable field on MVP Baseball 2005 as in the 1999 format, Post-war border changes in Central Europe and creation of the Eastern Bloc, Vietnamese 0.75% Harris County elected officials. Playoff game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2007, The first Hattie Mae White Administration Building; it has been sold and demolished. Benzene - cancer, Rose Hill Houston Texas Business Directory, Galveston (southeast) Webster Piney Point Village. . ; . This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (February 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message).
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