In August 1939, Germany and Soviet Union decided to split Poland in half and to not fight over it.

In 1936, Japan and Germany signed the Anti-Comintern Pact.

Japan and Germany created this pact to help each other protect themselves against Comintern (communism).

The United States congress passed the Neutrality Act in 1935.

The Neutrality Act prevented America from selling armaments to warring nations.

Total number of U.S. service men worldwide 16,112,566

Sadly 291,557 U.S. soldiers died in battle and 113,842 other deaths during WW2.

During WW2 the U.S. had 670,846 non-mortal wounds.

"Then, at 7:48 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, the Japanese attacked the U.S. Pacific fleet at anchor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. They launched two waves of attacks from six aircraft carriers that had snuck into the central Pacific without being detected" (OpenStax U.S. History).

"The attacks brought some 353 fighters, bombers, and torpedo bombers down on the unprepared fleet. The Japanese hit all eight battleships in the harbor and sank four of them. They also damaged several cruisers and destroyers. On the ground, nearly two hundred aircraft were destroyed, and twenty-four hundred servicemen were killed. Another eleven hundred were wounded. " (OpenStax U.S. History).

"The strike was part of a more concerted campaign by the Japanese to gain territory. They subsequently attacked Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Guam, Wake Island, and the Philippines" (OpenStax U.S. History).