President Roosevelt responded to the Japanese invasion of French Indochina in July 1941 by ____________________.

A) adopting a wait-and-see attitude
B) freezing Japanese assets in the United States
C) sending American troops to Thailand
D) breaking diplomatic relations with the Japanese

Japanese Invasion

Denotes the period during World War II when Japan expanded its empire by forcefully occupying territories in Asia and the Pacific, significantly impacting the course of global events.

French Indochina

A colonial territory in Southeast Asia under French rule from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century, including present-day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

Freezing Assets

Freezing assets involves the legal process of preventing an individual or corporation from accessing their money or property, typically as part of criminal investigations or punishment for financial crimes.