Franklin D. Roosevelt's Speech: A Request for Declaring a State of War

Franklin D. Roosevelt Speech
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Speech
The video presents a speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt, which requested the congress declare a state of war. The main reason for the war declaration resulted from the attack against the United States Army by the Japanese military. During the period of attack, the United States was enjoying peace with Japan. There were deliberations between Japan and the United States on maintaining lasting peace in the pacific region. Although there was a hint of ending the diplomatic negotiations between the two parties, there were no signs that war would initiate against the United States.
By considering the distance between Hawaii and Japan, it was clear that the attack was deliberate and planned...