LAD #34

Summary of FDR's Declaration of War

President Roosevelt addressed Congress the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. He informed Congress that as of the attack the U.S. and Japan were still in conversation with each other. It was not expected that Japan would attack. He asked Congress to take into consideration the seriousness of this attack. He informed them that Japan had attacked several other places in the Pacific as well and that they showed no sign of stopping.With no hope of a peace treaty, FDR asked Congress for a declaration of war. He had confidence in the American people that they would join together and protect the nation. With that, on behalf of the people FDR stated that the U.S. had to go to war which meant entering WWII.