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Why did the United States enter World War II?

Q: Why did the United States enter World War II?

(Bombing of) Pearl Harbor · Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor · To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia) · To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) — Topic: American History — Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information. USCIS accepts any one of the answers listed below.

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(Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia)
To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)

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Topic: American History — Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information.

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