LAD #36- FDR's Declaration of War on Japan

FDR's Declaration of War on Japan
December 8th, 1941
Summary:


The Japanese Assault on Pearl Harbor took place on December 7th, 1941, targeting airfields and battleships and killing a few thousand people in Hawaii -both servicemen and civilians. The attack was widely broad casted in the United States, sending a shock wave through the nation. the very next day President Roosevelt approached Congress asking them to declare war on Japan, deeming December 7th as "a date which will live in infamy."

He began by stating that the two nations had been at peace with one another, also claiming that the Japanese Ambassador to the United States had left no hint of war or attack, also leading to the thought that the Japanese Government had tried to deceive the United States with its "expressions of hope for continued peace." A great deal of American lives were lost in the attack, and there was the sudden air of hostility between the two nations. FDR asked Congress to declare war on the offensive island nation in order to to protect American lives and safety of the nation.

On December 11th, Japan's allies -the Axis Powers- would also declare war on the United States.