yes they did the US joined the war after the attack of pearl harbor
12-7-41.
The Doolittle raid, launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet; sunk later at the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands.
Fought back and prepared to counter attack. They created the "Manhattan Project". This was the creation of the Atomic Bombs. They dropped these bombs on top of Hiroshima, Japan and Nagasaki, Japan.
the Japanese wanted to get the united states involved in the war, and then once they were out, japan would invade America