Topic: weird timeline of war declaration after Pearl Harbor bombed
Sheila LaBoof started this discussion 6 years ago#91,146
December 7:
Japan launches an attack on Pearl Harbor, declares war on the United States and the United Kingdom and invades Thailand and British Malaya and launches aerial attacks against Guam, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore and Wake Island.
Canada declares war on Japan. Australia declares war on Japan.
December 8:
The United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and New Zealand declare war on Japan.
December 11:
Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. The United States reciprocates and declares war on Germany and Italy.
December 12:
The United States and the United Kingdom declare war on Romania after It had declared war on both the United States and the United Kingdom; India declares war on Japan.
December 13:
Bulgaria and Hungary declare war on the United States and the United Kingdom, the United States and the United Kingdom reciprocate and declare war on Bulgaria and Hungary.
Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 9 minutes later[^][v]#1,037,243
I wonder if anyone's tried to make a case that Japan was actually just trying to liberate Hawaii, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, etc from Western colonialism ?
Might be a good angle for the NYT after they finish The 1619 Project.