On Sept. 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, thus marking the start of World War II. There was much debate on whether or not the United States should aid the Allied powers, but the U.S. remained neutral for the first two years. Then on Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service executed a surprise strike on the U.S.’s naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu. Their intention was to prevent the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions in Southeast Asia. Unfortunately for them, this had the opposite effect.
On Dec. 8, 1941, the U.S. declared war on Japan, and then three days later on Dec. 11, declared war on Germany and Italy. The U.S. had officially joined the global war. This brought about a massive
