The launch of Europe into war, however, ultimately brought the world’s greatest powers into conflict, resulting in a World War. World War 2 is historically recognized as beginning on September 1,1939 with Germany’s invasion of Poland, although Japan had been at war with China since 1937. ~President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, December 8, 1941 And while this reply stated that it seemed useless toĬontinue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint His colleague delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a With its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace inĪir squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States and With that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives:ĭate which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of
