FDR announcing Declaration of War against Japan. Germany and Italy declare war on United States. United States institutes extended military conscription for men ages 20-44. Rationing in the United States begins with auto tires. By order of FDR , Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast are transferred to internment camps in the interior of the country.
Japan captures Bataan .
By June, Japan also controls the Philippines. The United States first attacks the Japanese by air. Americans arriving at Guadalcanal. Aftermath of the Battle of Guadalcanal. Fighting between German and Soviet forces in Stalingrad in the Soviet Union.