Declaration of war on Japan

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The Declaration of war on Japan was the formal U.S. congressional resolution passed on December 8, 1941, that brought the United States into World War II following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional declaration of war ⓘ
joint resolution ⓘ
category 1941 in international relations ⓘ
Declarations of war ⓘ
United States home front during World War II ⓘ
United States–Japan relations ⓘ
cause Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
Japanese attacks on U.S. and British territories in the Pacific ⓘ
chamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1941-12-08 ⓘ
dateOfPresidentialSignature 1941-12-08 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1941-12-08 ⓘ
followedBy United States declaration of war on Germany ⓘ
United States declaration of war on Italy ⓘ
hasJurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
introducedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalForm public law ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
officeHeldBySignatory President of the United States ⓘ
onlyDissentingVoteInHouse Jeannette Rankin ⓘ
opponentCountry Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
partOf United States declarations of war during World War II ⓘ
precededBy Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
Infamy Speech ⓘ
relatedEvent Japanese attack on Guam ⓘ
Japanese attack on Malaya ⓘ
Japanese attack on Wake Island ⓘ
Japanese invasion of the Philippines ⓘ
relatedSpeech Infamy Speech ⓘ
result Entry of the United States into World War II ⓘ
State of war between the United States and Japan ⓘ
signatory Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
subjectOf United States congressional records ⓘ
historical analyses of U.S. entry into World War II ⓘ
temporalContext 1941 in the United States ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
voteResultInHouse 388–1 ⓘ
voteResultInSenate 82–0 ⓘ
warDeclaredOn Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
warPowersExercised constitutional power of Congress to declare war ⓘ

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United States Armed Forces in World War II → legalFramework → Declaration of war on Japan ⓘ
1940 United States presidential election → occursBefore → United States entry into World War II ⓘ
linked to: Declaration of war on Japan
War Powers Act of 1941 → context → United States entry into World War II ⓘ
linked to: Declaration of war on Japan
Pearl Harbor sites in Hawaii → commemorates → United States entry into World War II ⓘ
linked to: Declaration of war on Japan
Victory Program → developedBefore → United States entry into World War II ⓘ
linked to: Declaration of war on Japan
Declaration of war on Japan → partOf → United States declarations of war during World War II ⓘ
linked to: Declaration of war on Japan
Infamy Speech → topic → United States declaration of war on Japan ⓘ
linked to: Declaration of war on Japan
Pearl Harbor → resultOfAttack → United States declaration of war on Japan ⓘ
linked to: Declaration of war on Japan