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Japan declared war and invaded Asian British colonies simultaneously with the attack on Pearl Harbor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_declaration_of_war
by sb057 6y ago
Japan declared war and invaded Asian British colonies simultaneously with the attack on Pearl Harbor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_declaration_of_war_on_the_United_States_and_the_British_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_declaration_of_war_on...
- mindcrime 6y agoOK, I found the bit I was remembering: The UK actually declared war on Japan nine hours before the U.S. did, partially due to Japanese attacks on Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong, and partially due to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's promise to declare war "within the hour" of a Japanese attack on the United States.[1] I had forgotten the part about the attacks on Malaya, etc. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor#Aftermath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor#Afterma...