2025 civics test · Question 106 of 128 · Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

Why did the United States enter World War II?

Official answers

(Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia)
To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)

Why

Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. The next day President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war, and Congress voted yes. The U.S. joined the Allied Powers against the Axis Powers: Japan, Germany, and Italy.

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