Question

In a short paragraph, explain whether you think the United States would have entered the war if Japan had not attacked Pearl Harbor and why.

Answer 1

Answer:

Early in the morning of Sunday 7 December 1941, hundreds of Japanese aircraft launched a surprise assault on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, killing more than 2,400 Americans. Jonny Wilkes talks to Professor Robert Cribb about whether the United States would still have entered World War II without, as their president put it, a “date which will live in infamy”