Why did the attack on Pearl Harbor "force" the americans into the war in Europe and not just against Japan?

by Danny200234
When_Ducks_Attack

It didn't. It forced the United States into a war with Japan. The German declaration of war on December 11th is what got the US into the War in Europe.

Bob9999999999999

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR asked for and got a declaration of war on Japan - just Japan, not Germany. A few days later, Hitler declared war on the United States.