How we cite our quotes: Chapter name.(Chapter Number).Paragraph
Quote #4
The United States cut off oil exports to Japan. This left Japan—a nation with few natural resources—with barely enough fuel to survive another year. President Roosevelt hoped Japanese leaders would be convinced to stop their armies from advancing further. Instead, Japan became even more determined to conquer new territory, new sources of raw materials—even if this meant taking on the United States. (Rapid Rupture.(5).13)
In retrospect, this shows the importance of understanding your enemy and their culture. Roosevelt's strategy is an example of unintentionally making the situation even worse than it was before through failing to accurately anticipate Japan's response to U.S. actions. This is something you want to avoid when it comes to war, just FYI.
Quote #5
"No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion," Roosevelt declared, "the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory." (Rapid Rupture.(5).33)
Does being "right" ever really determine the outcome of war? We know it helps in terms of propaganda and getting everyone all riled up to fight for a cause, but can we definitively say that the "right" side always wins? We're pretty sure Hitler thought he was right, too, but thankfully he was heartily defeated. Can you think of an example in which the "wrong" side has won? Is it all a matter of perspective?
Quote #6
The Soviet Union and the United States were allies in World War II. But that's because they were fighting common enemies—not because they liked each other. (Enormoz.(7).5)
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" is an old proverb that sums up much of the relations between the Allies and the Soviet Union. They each knew that they needed the other to take down Hitler, but that didn't mean that they had to like each other. In fact, Winston Churchill once said to his personal secretary "if Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference to the Devil in the House of Commons."