Question 106: Why did the United States enter World War II?

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• (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
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• Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
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• To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia)
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• To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
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On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The next day the U.S. declared war.

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• To stop the spread of communism
• To force Iraq out of Kuwait
• To end slavery in the South

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