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Imperial troops moved into Indochina and the capital of Vietnam (a French colony) after Roosevelt took a disliking to the Japanese assault on China. Which ended a treaty between the Tokyo and American governments. Japan was then known to target the Dutch East Indies.

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American Intelligence took note of the Japanese Naval forces sailing east , towards Hawaii.

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American Intelligence decoded messages indicating an attack was imminent but it was unknown as to where. U.S. officials were convinced it would be against a British or Dutch colony.
(Image of the Japanese forces)

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7:55 AM, the first wave of attacks was complete hitting its targets at Pearl Harbor.

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8:55 AM the second wave of planes had hit, the U.S. lost 8 battleships, 3 cruisers, 4 other vessels and 188 airplanes.
(Image of the USS Oklahoma and USS California)

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By 9:55 AM the attacks were over. Military commanders had taken no precautions, which resulted in ships  and airplanes to  be lined up defenselessly.
(Image of the ships lined up in the U.S. Pacific Fleet)

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At 1:00 PM carriers that were launching planes 274 miles off were heading back from Oahu to Japan. The attacks had killed 2,403 Americans and injured 1,178.
(Image of a mass grave of military officers and others)

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Winston Churchill calls President Roosevelt to tell him that the Japanese had also attacked Southeast Asian British colonies, and that Britain would declare war the next day. And Roosevelt responds saying he would request a declaration of war to congress the following day as well.

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President Roosevelt traveled to Capitol Hill where he addressed a joint session of Congress with his famous "Infamy Speech".

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Within 4 hours the Senate and the House 388 to 1, had approved war a declaration against Japan.

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Germany, Italy, and Japan had declared war on the U.S. and on the same day Congress had responded and reciprocated without having to vote.

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The Battle of Midway takes place with the American response of assets and foundations leads to a U.S. victory , and four years later  leads to the destruction of the Japanese Empire.
(U.S. Troops stand at attention for their fallen comrades at the Battle of Midway)