What was the immediate political impact of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?
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Correct answer: It ended the domestic debate between isolationists and interventionists
Before the attack, the America First Committee and other isolationists strongly opposed entering the war. The surprise attack unified American public opinion and led to a nearly unanimous declaration of war the following day.
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