Nov 1941US occupies Surinam
7–9 Dec 1941Central American &Caribbean nationsdeclare war on Japan
7 Dec 1941Japan bombs US PacificFleet at Pearl Harbor
11 Dec 1941Germany declareswar on US
Jan 1942Treaty ends Ecuadorian-Peruvian War
Feb 1942Argentina claims Antarcticabetween 68°W and 24°W
Feb 1942–Oct 1988Fernando deNoronha separateBrazilian territory
Feb 1942US establishesbase on Bora Bora
May 1942Mexico declares waron Axis Powers
Jun 1942US defeatsJapan at Midway
22 Aug 1942Brazil declares waron Germany and Italy