# WW 2 question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-question/67667>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 5, 2001, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-question/67667 "2001-06-05T13:16:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-question/67667/1 "2001-06-05T13:16:56Z")

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When Congress voted to declare a state of war with Japan, I believe the vote was unanimous in the Senate, with one vote against in the House. Who was the delegate who voted against the declaration, and why?

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-question/67667/2 "2001-06-05T13:22:36Z")

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Google. “voted against war Japan”.

Hit #2.

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🙂

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**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-question/67667/3 "2001-06-05T16:07:10Z")

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This was just covered a month ago. IIRC the lady from Montana voted no because she felt that no war should be fought with a unanamous vote. I’ll look for the thread.

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**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww-2-question/67667/4 "2001-06-05T16:23:49Z")

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try here  
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=71659](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=71659)

For more on what the TM have to say type WWII in search.At least thats how I found it.  
Maybe a better search word would be montana. Less pressure on the system.