Prior to the attack of Pearl Harbor the general view was that this was a European problem and in Asia, Japan was invading places they had never heard of, so no one really wanted to get involved in something that did not directly affect them. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the American population wanted nothing but the destruction of the Empire of Japan. It was wrongly taught that the US also declared war on Germany at the same time. This was not correct, the US originally only declared war against Japan since they were the ones who attacked them. It was only after Germany and Italy declared war on the US that the US retaliated. The aftermath was the beginning of a new era. It was defined by the decline of the old great powers and the rise of two superpowers: the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States of America (USA), creating a bipolar world.
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“We did not quit fighting, because the determination [that] 'They're gonna pay' was so high. It was felt by everyone in this country, whether they were old people or young people, men or women, whether they were of British descent or African descent or Norwegian descent—wherever they came from, that determination that 'We're never going to let this happen. And we're going to come back, whatever the price”. (“World War II Gave Birth to "American Spirit,") The attack on Pearl Harbor was not what some would say a tragedy it seems Japan just added fuel to a fire, and that they
“We did not quit fighting, because the determination [that] 'They're gonna pay' was so high. It was felt by everyone in this country, whether they were old people or young people, men or women, whether they were of British descent or African descent or Norwegian descent—wherever they came from, that determination that 'We're never going to let this happen. And we're going to come back, whatever the price”. (“World War II Gave Birth to "American Spirit,") The attack on Pearl Harbor was not what some would say a tragedy it seems Japan just added fuel to a fire, and that they