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Armenia never entered the war (whether they were sympathetic or not is another matter), Japan (although i believe never formally 'declared war') pushed USA's button i guess, something to do with an incident at Pearl Harbor <g>.
Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura and Special Ambassador Saburo Kurusu were to present Secretary of State Cordell Hull a Declaration of War at 1pm Washington time on Dec. 7th. To achieve technical compliance with international rules it was intended to be delivered approx. 30 minutes prior to the actual attack. There were decoding difficulties however and it was delivered after the attack. Neither of the Ambassadors is thought to have had any knowledge of the actual attack and therefore did not understand the criticality of delivery. Japan intended to go to war with the United States, Great Britian, and Holland over their policies concerning the Japanese presence in China and Manchuria. (1) East Wind Rain: A pictorial history of the Pearl Harbor attack Stan Cohen ISBN 0-933126-15-8 (2> The Pacific War Atlas 1941 - 1945 David Smurthwaite ISBN 0-8160-3286-6 Jim Choate