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How did the attack on Pearl Harbor lead to direct involvement of the US in World War 2?

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03/11/2007

The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a direct assult against the United States. Several thousand people were killed during the attck, with over one thousand on the U.S.S. Arizona alone. The United States declared war on Japan the next day.

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