were closed, and U. S. ships were ordered to sail into war zones and, in some cases, to depth-charge German rad Japan was also provoked. The Secretary of War, Henry Stimson, (a CFR member) met with Roosevelt to discuss how to get Japan to make the first overt move to start a war with the United States. As a result, a trade embargo against Japan was enacted, Japan's assets in the U. S. were frozen, and the Panama Canal was closed to its ships. In addition, an ultimatum was sent to Japan setting conditions in order for trade to resume. Eleven days later the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor leaving over two thousand Americans dead and eighteen naval vessels sunk or damaged. War in the Pacific had begun. It is now well documented that Roosevelt and George owes Marshall knew ahead of time that the Japanese were going to attack, but kept this information from the commanders at Pearl Harbor. An authoritative book on this subject is John Toland's Infamy: Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath. like World War I, left millions of French, German, British, and American soldiers dead? The Soviet Union greatly expanded its territory, fortunes were made by international business cartels, and the world was moved closer to a one world government. Presidents Roosevelt's closest advisor during the war was Harry Hopkins, a zealous admirer of the Bolsheviks. 104 The Secret Side of History millions of rounds of ammunition. All German consulates U-boats. And what was the aftermath of World War II that,