When one is in the hospital, one hopes for the best and prepares for the worst. During the time when Japan was communicating with the United States in 1941, the US was hoping to avoid a war but knew it needed to prepare just in case. On December 7, 1941, Japan made the decision for the US by launching a surprise attack at Pear Harbor in Hawaii as well as the other islands. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Date in Infamy” speech the next morning to a joint session of Congress, made it clear that the United States was at war with Japan because of many causes by Japan that include the twenty-one demands, US’s “Open Door” policy, Immigration Exclusion Act and trading oil with Japan. Before the US’s declaration of war, there were many events leading
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The most famous quote from this speech, “A Date which will live in infamy,” shows that Japan’s attack has forever changed the United States in a way that trusting a foreign nation is now more difficult than one’s word. FDR uses the word “deliberate” more than twice, which tells that Japan intentionally did this which he emphasizes and repeats it to the audience to reiterate the reason for war. “Last night Japanese forces attacked …,” is another part of his speech that was repeated four times for emphasis that Japan took action (“Date in Infamy” par. 3-16). The intent of the speech was to focus America’s attention on the recent event of the bombing of the Islands and to show America is unified when they declare war. The repeated words and sayings attract the reader’s attention, persuade the reader that the intent is right. This speech uses the Japanese attack to declare America’s active part in the world war. The speech clarified any confusion that Americans might have had and made a formal declaration of war. FDR’s speech impacted the world because America’s involvement made the tables turn. With another nation involved more destruction was bound to happen. FDR knew that the involvement of the United States would be dangerous, but needed to happen because if they didn’t become involved,there would have been more attacks on the
The most famous quote from this speech, “A Date which will live in infamy,” shows that Japan’s attack has forever changed the United States in a way that trusting a foreign nation is now more difficult than one’s word. FDR uses the word “deliberate” more than twice, which tells that Japan intentionally did this which he emphasizes and repeats it to the audience to reiterate the reason for war. “Last night Japanese forces attacked …,” is another part of his speech that was repeated four times for emphasis that Japan took action (“Date in Infamy” par. 3-16). The intent of the speech was to focus America’s attention on the recent event of the bombing of the Islands and to show America is unified when they declare war. The repeated words and sayings attract the reader’s attention, persuade the reader that the intent is right. This speech uses the Japanese attack to declare America’s active part in the world war. The speech clarified any confusion that Americans might have had and made a formal declaration of war. FDR’s speech impacted the world because America’s involvement made the tables turn. With another nation involved more destruction was bound to happen. FDR knew that the involvement of the United States would be dangerous, but needed to happen because if they didn’t become involved,there would have been more attacks on the