America++Joins+The+Battle

Abdul Ndiaye

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Why did america join the battle of World War 2. They joined the battle because of the japan because they dropped a bomb on Pearl Harbor. About 2,400 Americans was killed And 1,300 wounded this day was on December 7, 1941. After that the united states went to war with the japanese and defeated them with the atomic bomb. About 291,557 was killed for the americas and the japanese lost about1,200,000 people in this war. After the war united states had full control over japan. Why would Japan attack the United States. In December 1941, it looked as though Germany might defeat the allied forces in Europe. america would not allow __Hitler__ to control a large portion of the world and would soon enter the war. japan was allied with Germany and would be forced to fight america. Also, if Hitler did win, japan wanted to seize china and the rest of east asia. The japanese felt that war with the united states was coming anyway, so a sneak attack would give them a head start on the americans. japan destroyed the U.S. naval fleet in the pacific ocean, but they unified the american people.

After the election, wilson tired to mediate between the warning alliance. THe attempt failed, in a speech before the senate in january 1917, the president called far a peace without victory. A peace between equals in which neither side would impose harsh terms on the other, wilson hoped that all nation would join in league for peace, that would work to extend democracy, maintain freedom of the seas, and reduce Armaments.

A light Drizzle fell on washington on april 2,1917, As senators, Representatives , ambassadors, members of the supreme court, and other guests crowded into the cap tail building to hear President Wilson deliver his war resolution.