The US did not declare war on Germany in 1941, Germany declared war on the US as a measure of solidarity with Japan after their attack on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines.
Germany declared war on the US on 11 December 1941, four days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.
The attack on the US by Japan in Hawaii. The next day, Germany declared war on the US. Game on.
The US did enter into an undeclared shooting war with Germany in the fall of 1941 because Germany has declared war on the US.
there isn't a single answer but here is a couple of reasons: 1)we intercepted a letter to Mexico from Germany trying to persuade Mexico to attack US and Germany would return TX and other land we took from Mexico. 2)we knew if Britain fell against Germany that they would come after us next 3)Germany attack unarmed US supply ships with their U-Boats and us civil non supply and non military boats
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They didn't. Germany declared war on the US on 11 December 1941
The US did not declare war on Germany. Germany declared war on the US shortly after the Japanese attack on Hawaii.
Germany did NOT want to fight the US. The US needed a cause (reason) to declare war on Germany. Germany was NOT going to enrage the US. The ONLY reason Germany declared war on the US on December 11, 1941 was because Germany was hoping that Japan would reciprocate the favor and attack the USSR (Russia). Germany helps Japan; Japan helps Germany...TRIPARTITE PACT.
The US did not declare war on Germany in 1941, Germany declared war on the US as a measure of solidarity with Japan after their attack on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the US Decleration of War against Japan, Germany declared War on the US.
The Zimmerman Telegram.
Germany declared war on the US on 11 December 1941, four days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.
The attack on the US by Japan in Hawaii. The next day, Germany declared war on the US. Game on.
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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.
They were headed by British shipping ports shipping supplies, Germany was at war with britian.