LAD #34 FDR's Declaration of War

On December 7th, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. President Roosevelt made a request to Congress for America to declare war against Japan to protect their citizens. Roosevelt had absolute confidence in two things: First, that American armed forces were superior, and second, that the people of the nation would come together to fight against the Japanese. The President asked Congress to consider what might happen if the Japanese were not punished for their harmful actions against the United States. Roosevelt insisted that the Japanese attack on Hawaii, as well as the other aggressive acts occurring, like Midway and Hong Kong, meant that the Japanese had no intent of a peace treaty with the US. Roosevelt insisted that war was necessary to protect the American people. With this, The US entered WWII, but also helped pull us out of the Great Depression.


This is similar to James Madison's declaration of war against the British in the War of 1812 after the US grew weary of the British still holding influence over them.