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Both. The autocratic bend that was already known of provided plenty of fuel for the pro-war camp, and it was a lot of what motivated Roosevelt to want to back the Allies as much as he was legally allowed.
Pearl Harbor was a tragedy, but as Churchill is attributed to have said, never let a good crisis go to waste.
Japan basically provided all the excuse the pro war camp needed to leeroy jenkins themselves at Hitler's face.
We built the bomb with the intention of using them on Germany, that is the kind of axe you've got to grind with someone who you hate for a lot more reasons than just that they socked your best mate.