Infamy Speech

On December 7, 1941 at 7:53 a.m., Japanese fighter planes attacked U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor. The attacks were not expected, and were a complete shock to Americans. The first attack that hit aimed at airfields and battle ships and the second targeted shipyard facilities. Three U.S. battleships that were prime targets of the attacks were not present in the shipyard. The attack killed 2,335 servicemen, 68 civilians, and over 1,000 people wounded.

On December 8, 1941, President Roosevelt gave a speech to Congress asking to declare war on the Japanese Empire. In my opinion, this speech was very well spoken and I believe that President Roosevelt made a very good decision on asking to declare war. In the revelation of the attacks on the United States, I believe war was the only option that our nation had.

For example, “It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days