nfidence in our armed forces - wih the unbending determination of our people - wewill gain the inevitable triumph - sohelp us God. I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, Dec. 7, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.After that speech U.S president, Franklin Roosevelt, declared war against the Axis. Some people say that U.S government invited the Japanese attack in order to mark the entrance of United States in World War II. That is maybe right but the truth is that 3,000 American soldiers were killed in that day. The Japanese also destroyed eight battleships and over 100 airplanes. Pearl Harbor is U.S naval base located on island in Hawaii. The United States government first used Pearl Harbor as an a repair and coaling station for ships in 1887. But during World War II it was a high-developed military station. United States joined the Allies to change World War IIs history. 4-Allies Overcome the AxisIn 1942 Japan had the control of southeastern Pacific waters and German was invading Russia. The Axis lost battles in Northern Africa but they were wining all the other battles. But things would get worst and the Axis would lose many important Battles.In the Pacific Japan gained a lot of power but now they would face his worst enemy, the United States of America. Japan swiftly invaded and occupied the Philippines, most of Southeast Asia and Burma (Myanmar), the Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia), and many Pacific Ocean islands. Despite the enormous initial advantage gained by its sudden offensives, Japan lost the crucial sea battle of Midway in June 1942. The American strategy in the Pacific was to use naval and local forces to advance up the islands toward Japan while smaller land forces cooperated with Chinese and British efforts on the Asian mainland.Germans invaded Russia in 1942. They broke the nonagression pact between both countri...
