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[[File:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor_Japanese_planes_viewUSS_SHAW_exploding_Pearl_Harbor_Nara_80-G-16871_2.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px350px|Attack on The USS Shaw exploding in Pearl Harbor from the view of a Japanese airplane]]__NOTOC__
Between 1937 and 1941, the escalating conflict between China and Japan influenced U.S. relations with both nations and ultimately contributed to pushing the United States toward full-scale war with Japan and Germany. Why did the relationship deteriorate during the 1930s? Why was the United States concerned by the Japanese occupation of China? Why did Japan ally itself with Germany?
====Japan signs peace agreements with Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union and Vichy France====
[[File:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor_Japanese_planes_view.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|Attack on Pearl Harbor from the view of a Japanese airplane]]
First, Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy on September 27, 1940 and thereby linked the conflicts in Europe and Asia. This made China a potential ally in the global fight against fascism. Then in mid-1941, Japan signed a Neutrality Pact with the Soviet Union, making it clear that Japan’s military would be moving into Southeast Asia, where the United States had greater interests. A third agreement with Vichy France enabled Japanese forces to move into Indochina and begin their Southern Advance.
