Japan’s history in the war was violent, with the main atrocity being the Rape of Nanking: “Wholesome looting, the violation of women, the murder of civilians, eviction of Chinese from their homes, mass executions, of war prisoners … turned Nanking into a city of terror” (Document D). The audience of this article was the American population. The American people, knowing the atrocities done by Japan, know the validity of the threat Japan posed on their country. This prompted America to become more focused on intervention and active in the war. The final act that brought America into the war occured on December 7, 1941, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.…