Why did the United States enter World War II?
Several different approaches should be implemented while examining the U.S. role in World War II and the American home front. These teaching approaches should include (as appropriate) lectures, individual and group readings, cooperative group work, applicable audio and visual materials as well as pertinent technology resources. Students should occasionally be asked to put themselves in the place of those who experienced life during World War II and to draw connections between events and attitudes of then and now in order to encourage critical thinking and reasoning skills. Attachments • Academic_Knowledge.doc This file contains lesson ideas and resources for addressing the unit’s essential questions. • Productive_Thinking.doc This file contains ideas for promoting productive thinking on the topic of the United States during World War II. • Unit_Identification_List.
The offical Declaration of war came on December 8th, 1941 against the Empire of Japan. Japan had attacked out Naval Base and airfields at Pearl Harbor on the Island of Oahu in Hawaii. However it was not until December 12th that the USA and Germany were offically at war. So to answer you question the US entered the war after Japan had attacked our Naval forces at Pearl Harbor.
