Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Japan (1941) and Resource Materials

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Classroom Material
Keywords
primary source National Archives World War II Japan Japanese attack declaration of war military foreign policy speech address Day of Infamy FDR Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt original documents Pearl Harbor WWII WW2
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History-Social Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Japan (1941) and Resource Materials

On December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt delivered this "Day of Infamy Speech." Immediately afterward, Congress declared war, and the United States entered World War II. This resource group includes 2 primary source images, a background essay and a transcript.
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PBS Learning Media

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