08 Dec 1941
We did not want to go to war until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Shortly after we declared war on Japan, it was Germany who declared war on us. We had no say in the matter of war with Germany.
The US battled the central forces, which were Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Against Germany
"Rainbow 5" was the military plan to go to war with England and France against Germany
Germany
The US went to war with Germany because Germany declared war on the US, on December 11, 1941. This was four days after Germany's ally Japan attacked the US fleet in Pearl Harbor, and three days after the US declared war on Japan. Germany was not obligated to declare war against the US under the terms of its treaty of alliance with Japan. Germany would have been obligated only if Japan were attacked, and not if Japan was itself the aggressor. Nevertheless Germany decided to open hostilities.
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The US did enter into an undeclared shooting war with Germany in the fall of 1941 because Germany has declared war on the US.
Germany promised support to Austria.
Shortly after Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor, Germany declared war on the US.
They were an ally of Japan
Germany went against the Soviet Union (now Russia) and most of eastern Europe.