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U.S.
                           Declaration of War Against
                           Japan
                           
                           
December
                           8, 1941
                           
                           

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                            Following
                           President Roosevelt's stirring
                           "Day
                           of Infamy"
                           speech asking for war against Japan, the
                           U.S. Congress acted on that request. Below
                           is the text of the formal declaration of
                           war.
                           
                           

                           
                           

                           
                           
                           

                           
                           
JOINT
                              RESOLUTION Declaring that a state of
                              war exists between the Imperial
                              Government of Japan and the Government
                              and the people of the United States and
                              making provisions to prosecute the
                              same. 
                              
                              
Whereas
                              the Imperial Government of Japan has
                              committed unprovoked acts of war
                              against the Government and the people
                              of the United States of America:
                              Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate
                              and House of Representatives of the
                              United States of America in Congress
                              assembled, That the state of war
                              between the United States and the
                              Imperial Government of Japan which has
                              thus been thrust upon the United States
                              is hereby formally declared; and the
                              President is hereby authorized and
                              directed to employ the entire naval and
                              military forces of the United States
                              and the resources of the Government to
                              carry on war against the Imperial
                              Government of Japan; and, to bring the
                              conflict to a successful termination,
                              all of the resources of the country are
                              hereby pledged by the Congress of the
                              United States. 
                              
                              
 Approved,
                              December 8, 1941, 4:10 p.m. E.S.T.
                              
                           
                           

                        
                     
                  
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