after the attack on pearl harbor, the u.s. entered wwii. after the attack on 9/11, a war on terror was announced. what do both attacks have in common?

After the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan on December 7, 1941, the United States officially entered World War II. The attack devastated the US Pacific Fleet, sinking or damaging eight battleships and destroying over 150 aircraft, while killing more than 2,400 Americans

. On December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress, calling December 7 "a date which will live in infamy," and Congress declared war on Japan with only one dissenting vote

. Subsequently, on December 11, 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States, prompting the US to enter the broader global conflict against the Axis powers

. This series of events marked the United States' full-scale entry into World War II, joining the Allies in fighting both in the Pacific and European theaters