Declaration of war on Japan

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The Declaration of war on Japan was the formal U.S. congressional resolution passed on December 8, 1941, that brought the United States into World War II following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional declaration of war
joint resolution
category 1941 in international relations
Declarations of war
United States home front during World War II
Japan–United States relations
surface form: United States–Japan relations
cause attack on Pearl Harbor
surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor

Japanese attacks on U.S. and British territories in the Pacific
chamber United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
conflict World War II
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1941-12-08
dateOfPresidentialSignature 1941-12-08
effectiveDate 1941-12-08
followedBy United States declaration of war on Germany
United States declaration of war on Italy
hasJurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
introducedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
language English
legalForm public law
legislativeBody United States Congress
location Washington, D.C.
officeHeldBySignatory President of the United States
onlyDissentingVoteInHouse Jeannette Rankin
opponentCountry Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
partOf Declaration of war on Japan self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States declarations of war during World War II
precededBy attack on Pearl Harbor
surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor

Infamy Speech
relatedEvent Battle of Guam (1941)
surface form: Japanese attack on Guam

Japanese attack on Malaya
Battle of Wake Island
surface form: Japanese attack on Wake Island

Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
surface form: Japanese invasion of the Philippines
relatedSpeech Infamy Speech
result Entry of the United States into World War II
State of war between the United States and Japan
signatory President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
subjectOf Congressional Record
surface form: United States congressional records

historical analyses of U.S. entry into World War II
temporalContext 1941 in the United States
Pacific War
voteResultInHouse 388–1
voteResultInSenate 82–0
warDeclaredOn Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
warPowersExercised constitutional power of Congress to declare war

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United States Armed Forces in World War II legalFramework Declaration of war on Japan
1940 United States presidential election occursBefore Declaration of war on Japan
this entity surface form: United States entry into World War II
War Powers Act of 1941 context Declaration of war on Japan
this entity surface form: United States entry into World War II
Pearl Harbor sites in Hawaii commemorates Declaration of war on Japan
this entity surface form: United States entry into World War II
Victory Program developedBefore Declaration of war on Japan
this entity surface form: United States entry into World War II
Declaration of war on Japan partOf Declaration of war on Japan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United States declarations of war during World War II