Germany, followed by the other Axis states, declared war on the United States in solidarity with Japan, citing as justification the American attacks on German war vessels that had been ordered by Roosevelt.
Germania, urmată de alte țări ale Axei, au declarat război Statelor Unite ale Americii în semn de solidaritate cu Japonia, invocând drept justificare atacurile americane asupra navelor de război germane, ordonate de către Roosevelt.