FDR Declares War - A Review of His "Infamy" Speech

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Declares War
<Tab/>December 6, 1941, a herculean conflict has engulfed most of the world for years; Germany's conquest of Europe and Northern Africa along with Japan's invasions of China and Indochina were the fuel for this global maelstrom. The United States attempts to remain neutral, but the events of the following day will thrust The United States into the epicenter of the storm. On December 7, 1941, while Japanese diplomats were in Washington D.C. negotiating America's neutrality, Japan attacked the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor. President Franklin…