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When did the United States declare war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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Pearl Harbor attack A U.S. battleship sinking during the Pearl Harbor attack.

Following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States Congress declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941, with only one dissenting vote.12