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On December 11, 1941, the
United States Congress
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declared war on
Germany
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(, Sess. 1, ch. 564, ), hours after
Germany declared war on the United States after
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the
attack on Pearl Harbor
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by the
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.
The vote was 88–0 in the
Senate
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and 393–0 in the
House
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See also
![Franklin Roosevelt signing declaration of war against Germany](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Franklin_Roosevelt_signing_declaration_of_war_against_Germany.jpg)
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Arcadia Conference The First Washington Conference, also known as the Arcadia Conference (ARCADIA was the code name used for the conference), was held in Washington, D.C., from December 22, 1941, to January 14, 1942. President Roosevelt of the United States and Prime ...
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Declarations of war during World War II
This is a timeline of declarations of war during World War II.
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Diplomatic history of World War II
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German declaration of war against the United States (1941)
On 11 December 1941, four days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States declaration of war against the Japanese Empire, Nazi Germany declared war against the United States, in response to what was claimed to be a serie ...
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Kellogg–Briand Pact
The Kellogg–Briand Pact or Pact of Paris – officially the General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy – is a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to ...
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United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany (1939)
The United Kingdom
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United States declaration of war upon Germany (1917)
On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked a special joint session of the United States Congress for a declaration of war against the German Empire. Congress responded with the declaration on April 6.
President Wilson's speech to Congres ...
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United States declaration of war upon Italy
On December 11, 1941, in response to the Italian declaration of war on the United States, four days following the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and three days after the United States declaration of war on the Empire of Japan, the Uni ...
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United States declaration of war upon Japan
On December 8, 1941, the United States Congress declared war () on the Empire of Japan in response to that country's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and declaration of war the prior day. The Joint Resolution Declaring that a state of war exist ...
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