Essay On The Gettysburg Address

Throughout the history of America there has been many documents written and speeches given that helped to make our country the way it is today. These speeches and documents go as far back as the Revolutionary War and are as current as the Cuban Missile Crisis. Many of these documents or speeches were given in a time of conflict within America. Some brought people together in a time of need, while other set a new precedence for the government. All of these were given by influential people of their time and their decisions made America into the country it is today. The speeches and documents that helped influence America as a whole are Benjamin Franklin”s: “On the Faults of the Constitution”, “The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln, The Fifteenth …show more content…
At that time in history we as a nation thought we were at peace with Japan. Along with Pearl Harbor, Japan also attacked Hong Kong, Guam, the Philippine Islands, Wake Island, and Midway Island, which led to Roosevelt’s request. During his speech he asked America and congress to remember the character of the onslaught against us. He makes a point that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us. Roosevelt also had faith that the U.S. was ready to go to war with Japan. This speech, which was broadcast for the nation to hear, sent a message to all Americans that we were not going to sit and do nothing. It show everyone that we were going to fight back and sparked a fire in everyone’s heart. This fire was to not back down and for everyone to do their part in helping the war effort. Many men and women rose to the occasion did their part at home and abroad, to help win the war in the Pacific. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Request for a Declaration of War on Japan” speech set America on a course to revenge the attack on Pearl Harbor and to stop Japan from conquering other