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Many people in the US did not want to be involved in another European war, so it was only when Japan attacked the US fleet in Hawaii that they declared war on Japan.

The US did not declared war on Germany, Hitler declared war on the US 4 days after the Japanese attack.

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Q: Why didnt the US declare war on Germany and japan until December 1941?
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