WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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The War Began
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Germany was defeated by the Soviets
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The US declared War
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The United States lost the war.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S. military suffered 18 ships damaged or sunk, and 2, 400 people were killed. Its most significant consequence was the entrance of the United States into World War II.
Detailed explanation-2: -The attack killed 2, 403 U.S. personnel, including 68 civilians, and destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. Navy ships, including 8 battleships. The three aircraft carriers of the U.S. Pacific Fleet were out to sea on maneuvers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Following the U.S. declaration, Japan’s allies, Germany and Italy, declared war on the United States, bringing the United States fully into World War II.
Detailed explanation-4: -Following the Pearl Harbor attack, however, a wave of antiJapanese suspicion and fear led the Roosevelt administration to adopt a drastic policy toward these residents, alien and citizen alike. Virtually all Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes and property and live in camps for most of the war.
Detailed explanation-5: -On December 7, 1941, Japan staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, decimating the US Pacific Fleet. When Germany and Italy declared war on the United States days later, America found itself in a global war.