WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following events during WWII brought the United States into the war?
A
Germany’s invasion of Poland
B
D-Day invasion of Normandy
C
Nazi Germany’s treatment of the Jewish people
D
Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On December 7, 1941, following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan. Three days later, after Germany and Italy declared war on it, the United States became fully engaged in the Second World War.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -President Franklin D. Roosevelt asks the US Congress to declare war on Japan following the previous day’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Origin of conflict The USS Arizona was a total loss in the Japanese surprise air attack on the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Sunday 7 December 1941.

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