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Franklin Roosevelt signing declaration of war against Germany
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a declaration of war against Germany on December 11, 1941.

A declaration of war is a formal declaration issued by a national government indicating that a state of war exists between that nation, and one or more others.

Declarations of war have been used in diplomacy since the Renaissance, when the first formal declarations of war were issued.

In an effort to force nations to resolve issues without warfare, the United Nations Charter attempted to commit member nations to using warfare only under limited circumstances, such as to defend when attacked. Wars continued to begin and end, but powerful states no longer declared them.

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  • Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-0703-507, Berlin, Reichstagssitzung, Rede Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler announcing the German declaration of war against the United States on 11 December 1941.

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