On December 11, 1941, the United States Congress declared war on Germany (Pub. L. 77–331, Sess. 1, ch. 564, 55 Stat. 796), hours after Germany declared war on the United States after the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan. [1]

Dec 9, 2024 · U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt as Senator Tom Connally stands by his side with a watch marking the exact time, signs the declaration of war against Germany, making the United States entry into Word War II in Europe on December 11, 1941.

President Roosevelt requests for Congress to declare a state of war on both Germany and Italy following their declarations of war against the United States. The United States became involved in a true world war, fighting multiple countries on multiple continents.

Dec 11, 2017 · The legislators acted virtually unanimously, responding to a presidential message on the same day that Adolf Hitler, during a speech to the Reichstag in Berlin, had declared war on the United...

A 10 December Gallup poll (after Pearl Harbor but before the German declaration of war) found that 90% of Americans answered "Yes" to the question "Should President Roosevelt have asked Congress to declare war on Germany, as well as on Japan?"

May 2, 2019 · United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Germany, marking US entry into World War II in Europe. Senator Tom Connally stands by holding a watch to fix the exact time of the declaration.

On the morning of December eleventh, the Government of Germany, pursuing its course of world conquest, declared war against the United States. The long known and the long expected has thus taken place. The forces endeavoring to enslave the entire world now are …

On the morning of Dec. 11 the Government of Germany, pursuing its course of world conquest, declared war against the United States. The long-known and the long-expected has thus taken place. The forces endeavoring to enslave the entire …

Franklin Roosevelt gave one of his most famous speeches to Congress on December 8, 1941 when he asked Congress to declare war on Japan. After the first draft of the speech was written, FDR made handwritten changes and used that text as his final speech.

On the morning of 11 December, the Government of Germany, pursuing its course of world conquest, declared war against the United States. The long-known and the long-expected has thus taken place. The forces endeavoring to enslave the entire world now are …