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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States entry into World War II | 4 |
| Declaration of war on Japan canonical | 1 |
| United States declarations of war during World War II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1659217 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Declaration of war on Japan Context triple: [United States Armed Forces in World War II, legalFramework, Declaration of war on Japan]
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A.
attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was the surprise Japanese military strike on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, that led to the United States’ entry into World War II.
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B.
Operation Ichi-Go
Operation Ichi-Go was a major 1944 Japanese military offensive in China during World War II aimed at securing railways, destroying U.S. air bases, and linking Japanese-held territories.
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C.
The Fall of Japan
The Fall of Japan is a historical nonfiction book by William Craig that chronicles the final months of World War II and the events leading to Japan’s surrender.
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D.
V-J Day
V-J Day marks the Allied victory over Japan in World War II and the effective end of the war following Japan’s surrender in August 1945.
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E.
Allied strategic bombing of Japan
Allied strategic bombing of Japan was the World War II air campaign in which U.S. and Allied forces conducted extensive conventional and atomic bombing raids against Japanese cities and industrial targets to cripple Japan’s war-making capacity and force its surrender.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Declaration of war on Japan Target entity description: 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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A.
attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was the surprise Japanese military strike on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, that led to the United States’ entry into World War II.
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B.
Operation Ichi-Go
Operation Ichi-Go was a major 1944 Japanese military offensive in China during World War II aimed at securing railways, destroying U.S. air bases, and linking Japanese-held territories.
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C.
The Fall of Japan
The Fall of Japan is a historical nonfiction book by William Craig that chronicles the final months of World War II and the events leading to Japan’s surrender.
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D.
V-J Day
V-J Day marks the Allied victory over Japan in World War II and the effective end of the war following Japan’s surrender in August 1945.
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E.
Allied strategic bombing of Japan
Allied strategic bombing of Japan was the World War II air campaign in which U.S. and Allied forces conducted extensive conventional and atomic bombing raids against Japanese cities and industrial targets to cripple Japan’s war-making capacity and force its surrender.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States congressional declaration of war
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joint resolution ⓘ |
| category |
1941 in international relations
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Declarations of war ⓘ United States home front during World War II ⓘ Japan–United States relations ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Japan relations
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| 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
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| date | 1941-12-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfPresidentialSignature | 1941-12-08 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1941-12-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
United States declaration of war on Germany
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United States declaration of war on Italy ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| introducedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| 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
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| partOf |
Declaration of war on Japan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United States declarations of war during World War II
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| precededBy |
attack on Pearl Harbor
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surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Infamy Speech ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Guam (1941)
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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
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| relatedSpeech | Infamy Speech ⓘ |
| result |
Entry of the United States into World War II
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State of war between the United States and Japan ⓘ |
| signatory |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| subjectOf |
Congressional Record
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surface form:
United States congressional records
historical analyses of U.S. entry into World War II ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
1941 in the United States
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Pacific War ⓘ |
| voteResultInHouse | 388–1 ⓘ |
| voteResultInSenate | 82–0 ⓘ |
| warDeclaredOn |
Imperial Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| warPowersExercised | constitutional power of Congress to declare war ⓘ |
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Subject: Declaration of war on Japan Description of subject: 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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