46). By this time the Japanese had invaded China and were threatening to expand their empire all the way to India. But most Americans were as uninterested in fighting a war in the Eastern Hemisphere as they were in fighting one in Europe.
The American president Franklin D. Roosevelt nevertheless believed it was necessary to assist in the effort against the Nazis. He recognized, however, that there was not enough public support in the United States for the nation to enter the war. Then there was a radical change in public opinion. In a surprise air attack on December 7, 1941, Japanese forces destroyed the American navy base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Citizens were outraged at the seemingly senseless attack and the loss of American lives. The attitude about the nation's joining the fight changed overnight. On December 8 Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war against Japan, and the request was granted.
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