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The war officially started with the attack on the then US Territory of Hawaii at Pearl Harbor. The very next day the US Congress declared war on Japan. However, the attack did not happen in a vacuum as there were many events and policies that led up to that attack. The primary one was the lend/lease agreement the United States had with the UK. The US provided goods and supplies to the UK and allied forces for a very cheap (and free if on loan) rate. This, of course, angered Japan (who, along with Germany and Italy, was at war with the UK and the allied forces) and ultimately led up to the invasion of Pearl Harbor as the US was no longer a neutral party.

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