US President Donald Trump on Thursday startled Japan's prime minister by mentioning the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, a seemingly light-hearted remark sure to elicit unease in a country now a firm US…
@Lost_My_Mind It technically was, in that the intended formal declaration of war was SUPPOSED to have been issued BEFORE the attack, but bureaucratic drag ruined that plan.
…source?
Literally any history book, this is high-school level information. JFC
Japan declared war on the U.S. and the British Empire later that day (December 8 in Tokyo), but the declarations were not delivered until the next day
Literally every class I’ve ever taken, and every documentary I’ve ever seen has said it was a surprise attack.
Some documentaries suggest that the allies suspected an attack may be coming at some point, but they didn’t “know”.
So, no. Not literally every history book shows this as a pre-agreed upon attack.
Maybe not in American history books but any other history books, yes.
@Lost_My_Mind It technically was, in that the intended formal declaration of war was SUPPOSED to have been issued BEFORE the attack, but bureaucratic drag ruined that plan.
I don’t even believe the ‘late’ part