They were almost evenly matched. The bulk of the US Fleet was concentrated in the Atlantic at that time.
It was a surprise attack, before a declration of war, on a Sunday morning against a nation at peace.
Germany invaded Poland before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Not friendly.
Trade with Japan had stopped before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Well I think after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, FDR declared war on Japan.
after
War in Europe and war in Asia.
No they wanted to stay out of the fight
yes
Before the Pearl Harbor attack there were some 120,000 American soldiers. At the end of the war the USA had about 16 million under arms (most of them reservists); about 4 million Americans were in military action in Europe (against Germany and Italy) and half a million men were in action in the Pacific (against the Japanese).
The same as US Naval bases in California.
The attack upon Pearl Harbor occurred before the formal Japanese declaration of war .