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| US declaration of war |
On December 8, 1941, President Roosevelt declared war on Japan. The bombing of Pearl Harbor, "a date that will live in infamy" pushed the United States, once again, into a European war. FDR explained to the nation that he was no longer able to remain neutral in this fight and had to defend his country against the now hostile Japan. In the vote to declare war, Jeanette Rankin was the only one to vote against it, earning her the nickname "Japanette" Rankin and causing the rest of Congress to look down upon her.
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This was similar to the United States declaring
war in the Great War because like defending
themselves against Japan, the US was defending
against Germany.
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