LAD #34: FDR's Declaration of War

On December 7th, 1941 the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor occurred on Oahu Island. FDR believed that this was an appropriate reason to declare war, and told this to Congress. He famously categorized the attack on Pearl Harbor as, "a day that will live in infamy" and stated that war was a fair response to the attack. He believed that the Unites States had an adequate military and support system for the war. FDR was not going to let this act of terror go unsettled. Japan had also attacked Guam, Hong Kong, and the Philippines, proving that they had it coming for them. FDR inspired the people saying that he would protect the United States from further attacks.