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| Dec. 2 |
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| President Roosevelt asked the government of Japan for a definition of its aims in Indochina and appealed (Dec. 6) to Emperor Hirohito to help in preserving peace. | 1 |
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| Dec. 7 |
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| THE JAPANESE OPENED HOSTILITIES with a surprise attack on Hawaii, the Philippines, Guam, Midway Island, Hong Kong, and Malaya. | 2 |
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| Dec. 8 |
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| THE U.S. CONGRESS DECLARED A STATE OF WAR WITH JAPAN. | 3 |
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| Dec. 11 |
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| GERMANY AND ITALY DECLARED WAR ON THE UNITED STATES. | 4 |
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| Dec. 15 |
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| Congress voted an appropriation of $10,077,077,005 for the defense of the U.S. and for lend-lease aid. Four days later it extended the draft for military service to men from 20 to 44 years of age. | 5 |
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