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The US Congress Declaration of War on Germany was a joint resolution passed by the United States Congress on December 11, 1941, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and Germany's subsequent declaration of war on the United States. The resolution declared that a state of war existed between the United States and Germany.
The declaration of war on Germany marked the United States' formal entry into World War II, and represented a significant turning point in the conflict. It reflected the growing sense of global conflict and the threat posed by Nazi Germany and its allies, and signaled the United States' commitment to the Allied cause.
The US Congress Declaration of War on Germany was significant for several reasons. First, it marked the formal entry of the United States into World War II, and signaled the United States' commitment to the defeat of Nazi Germany and its allies. Second, the declaration represented a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, as the United States assumed a more active role in global affairs. Finally, the declaration had a significant impact on the course of the war, as the United States mobilized its resources and military forces to support the Allied cause.
In conclusion, the US Congress Declaration of War on Germany was a joint resolution passed by Congress on December 11, 1941, declaring a state of war between the United States and Germany. The declaration marked the formal entry of the United States into World War II, reflected a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, and had a significant impact on the course of the war.
The President's Message
To the Congress of the United States:
On the morning of Dec. 11 the Government of Germany, pursuing its course of world conquest, declared war against the United States.
The long-known and the long-expected has thus taken place. The forces endeavoring to enslave the entire world now are moving toward this hemisphere.
Never before has there been a greater challenge to life, liberty and civilization.
Delay invites great danger. Rapid and united effort by all of the peoples of the world who are determined to remain free will insure a world victory of the forces of justice and of righteousness over the forces of savagery and of barbarism.
Italy also has declared war against the United States.
I therefore request the Congress to recognize a state of war between the United States and Germany, and between the United States and Italy.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The War Resolution
Declaring that a state of war exists between the Government of Germany and the government and the people of the United States and making provision to prosecute the same. Whereas the Government of Germany has formally declared 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 Government of Germany 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 government to carry on war against the Government of Germany; 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.
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