Germany / Japan / United States / Vietnam / China / /
Event
Person Communication and Meetings / Diplomatic Relations / /
Facility
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library / Pearl Harbor / /
IndustryTerm
oil / /
Organization
Department of State / Vichy French government / United States Army / Navy Department / Japanese Government / Japan’s military / American navy / Chinese government / United States Government / /
Person
Henry Morgenthau / Jr. / Yamamoto / Joseph C. Grew / Sumner Welles / Franklin Roosevelt / Cordell Hull / Kichisaburo Nomura / Saburo Kurusu / Harry Dexter White / George C. Marshall / /
Position
special envoy / President / Secretary of State / Treasury Secretary / President / Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall / Under Secretary / Admiral / Secretary / President / Gen. / Secretary of State / Ambassador / Staff General / Ambassador in Washington / /
FDR AND PEARL HARBOR Almost as soon as the attacks occurred, conspiracy theorists began claiming that President Roosevelt had prior knowledge of the assault on Pearl Harbor. Others have claimed he tricked the Japanese in