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On December 11, 1941, the
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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 the attack on Pearl Harbor
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by the Empire of Japan
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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
* 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 ...
* Declarations of war during World War II
* Diplomatic history of World War II
The diplomatic history of World War II includes the major foreign policies and interactions inside the opposing coalitions, the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers, between 1939 and 1945.
High-level diplomacy began as soon as the war start ...
* German declaration of war against the United States (1941)
*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 ...
*United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany (1939)
The United Kingdom declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, two days after Germany invaded Poland. France also declared war on Germany later the same day.
The state of war was announced to the British public in an 11 AM radio broadcast by ...
* United States declaration of war upon Germany (1917)
* United States declaration of war upon Italy
*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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* 1941 in Germany 1941 in international relations 1941 in military history 1941 in the United States Declarations of war during World War II Germany–United States military relationsGermany
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December 1941 events
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