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Toward the Day of Infamy: Public Opinion and American-Japanese Relations, 1941777 views
Author
Gioia, Sandra Christine, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Advisors
Graebner, Norman Arthur , Department of History, University of Virginia
Abstract
This paper examines the general course of American-Japanese relations as formed and interpreted within the United States throughout 1941.
For the purposes of this paper, my approach has been to attempt to re-create, as far as possible, the atmosphere of 1941 by reading the key periodicals circulated during the year, Secretary of State Cordell Hull's thoughts and reflections during this trying period, and the seminal secondary analyses of America's entry into the war. For daily newspaper coverage, I relied heavily upon <i>The New York Times</i>, which I read in its entirety for 1941. <i>The New York Times</i> is probably the most comprehensive American paper in its reports on foreign relations, and therefore provided the best day-to-day account of the issues and occurrences pertaining to the Far East, that were presented to the American people.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
World War, 1939-1945 -- Public opinion -- United States
Notes
Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Gioia, Sandra Christine. Toward the Day of Infamy: Public Opinion and American-Japanese Relations, 1941. University of Virginia, Corcoran Department of History, MA (Master of Arts), 1972-08-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3HK97.
