December 47th 1941 was the disastrous day were the Japanese attacked the naval base in Hawaii called Pearl Harbor. This attack killed many people ranging from nurses to soldiers and was the final straw for President Roosevelt. 188 air crafts were destroyed, as well as 3 light cruisers 3 destroyers and 3 small vessels. 2,335 women and men in the military were killed, along with 68 civilians and 1,000 men of the USS Arizona. Roosevelt addressed this event in his Declaration of war speech. He assured the people that this horrific event would not go unnoticed and all measures would be taken to ensure the American people's safety. He also addresses the fact that Japan had also attacked many other countries before the United States and were continually acting hostile to many other countries. FDR encouraged the American people to take a stand against these vicious attacks and the way to do this was for him to declare war and fight Japan. He wanted victory over Japan and he wanted to show Japan and other countries that the Untied States would not take this violence towards their country without fighting back.
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