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President Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War on Japan (Full Speech) | War Archives

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Events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor

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We know the basic story of December 7th, 1941. On a quiet Sunday morning, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor, on the island of Oahu. A look at a timeline of the attack paints a bigger picture of those involved and the sequence of events that culminated in the United States entering World War II.

Though the first signs of attack didn't occur until 0740 hours, the events surrounding Pearl Harbor were well underway hours before the first bomb struck.

December 7, 1941

0342 Hours - A Japanese submarine is spotted off the harbor. The minesweeper USS Condor makes the initial observation. Officers aboard the vessel take note of a periscope and relay the message to the destroyer USS Ward.

0645 Hours - With the information from the Condor, the Ward seeks out what was believed to be a miniature sub. Eventually, the sub is found and sunk by the Ward, under the command of Lt. William W. Outerbridge. This marks the first casualty of Pearl Harbor.

0702 Hours - Incoming Japanese fighters are first observed by the Army's Opana Mobile Radar Station on Oahu. A call is made to Fort Shafter from the station warning of an unusual reading on the radar but the operator is told to wait for a commanding officer to call back.

0715 Hours - Admiral Husband E. Kimmel is advised of the Japanese mini-sub but is hesitant to act, believing it to be another of many false reports of submarines in the area. Kimmel decides to wait for verification, one of several fatal mistakes made that morning.

0720 Hours - Fort Shafter responds to Opana's radar report. Believing the large blip to be US B-17 Flying Fortress bombers scheduled to arrive that morning from California, the lieutenant who calls Opana simply tells the operator, "Don't worry about it."

0733 Hours - The first sign of Japan's intent to engage the United States wasn't the first bomb that was dropped. American code breakers decipher a Japanese code and learn that Japanese negotiators were advised to cease talking with US officials. General George C. Marshall considers this a sign of war and attempts to warn the forces in Hawaii. Forced to communicate via commercial telegraph, the message would come too late.

0753 Hours - Japanese commander Mitsuo Fuchida signals to his ship, "to ra, to ra, to ra," indicating that total surprise has been achieved.

0755 Hours - The first sighting of Japanese fighters by Commander Logan C. Ramsey on Ford Island. Noticing a low-flying plane, Logan initially believes it to be a US pilot but then notices a bomb being dropped. "AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT A DRILL" is transmitted via telegraph from Ford Island. The first bombs strike Wheeler and Hickam.

0810 Hours - The USS Arizona is the first battleship to be hit. An armor-piercing bomb proves to be fatal. Over 1,100 crewmen are killed in the explosion.

0819 Hours - The Arizona begins to sink to the bottom of the harbor.

As we've learned through eyewitness accounts and official histories of the attack, the next five hours are chaos for the men stationed at Pearl Harbor. Though they fought back as hard as they could, over 2,400 servicemen died. It didn't take long for America to respond.

December 8, 1941

1310 Hours - The United States declares war on Japan. The Senate vote is unanimous, and the House of Representatives counts only one vote against.

1610 Hours - President Roosevelt signs the Declaration of War on the Empire of Japan.

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Japan and the Path to War

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise, but Japan and the United States had been edging toward war for decades.

The United States was particularly unhappy with Japan's increasingly belligerent attitude toward China. The Japanese government believed that the only way to solve its economic and demographic problems was to expand into its neighbor's territory and take over its import market.

To this end, Japan declared war on China in 1937, resulting in the Nanking Massacre and other atrocities.

American officials responded to this aggression with a battery of economic sanctions and trade embargoes. They reasoned that without access to money and goods, and especially essential supplies like oil, Japan would have to rein in its expansionism.

Instead, the sanctions made the Japanese more determined to stand their ground. During months of negotiations between Tokyo and Washington, D.C., neither side would budge. It seemed that war was all but inevitable.

Where Is Pearl Harbor?

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is located near the center of the Pacific Ocean, roughly 2,000 miles from the U.S. mainland and about 4,000 miles from Japan. No one believed that the Japanese would start a war with an attack on the distant islands of Hawaii.

Additionally, American intelligence officials were confident that any Japanese attack would take place in one of the (relatively) nearby European colonies in the South Pacific: the Dutch East Indies, Singapore or Indochina.

Because American military leaders were not expecting an attack so close to home, the naval facilities at Pearl Harbor were relatively undefended. Almost the entire Pacific Fleet was moored around Ford Island in the harbor, and hundreds of airplanes were squeezed onto adjacent airfields.

To the Japanese, Pearl Harbor was an irresistibly easy target.

USS Arizona

The Japanese plan was simple: Destroy the Pacific Fleet. That way, the Americans would not be able to fight back as Japan's armed forces spread across the South Pacific. On December 7, after months of planning and practice, the Japanese launched their attack.

At about 8 a.m., Japanese planes filled the sky over Pearl Harbor. Bombs and bullets rained onto the vessels moored below. At 8:10, a 1,800-pound bomb smashed through the deck of the battleship USS Arizona and landed in her forward ammunition magazine. The ship exploded and sank with more than 1,000 men trapped inside.

Next, torpedoes pierced the shell of the battleship USS Oklahoma. With 400 sailors aboard, the Oklahoma lost her balance, rolled onto her side and slipped underwater.

Less than two hours later, the surprise attack was over, and every battleship in Pearl Harbor- USS Arizona, USS Oklahoma, USS California, USS West Virginia, USS Utah, USS Maryland, USS Pennsylvania, USS Tennessee and USS Nevada-had sustained significant damage. (All but USS Arizona and USS Utah were eventually salvaged and repaired.)

Impact of the Pearl Harbor Attack

In all, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor crippled or destroyed nearly 20 American ships and more than 300 airplanes. Dry docks and airfields were likewise destroyed. Most importantly, more than 2,000 people died.

But the Japanese had failed to cripple the Pacific Fleet. By the 1940s, battleships were no longer the most important naval vessel: Aircraft carriers were, and as it happened, all of the Pacific Fleet's carriers were away from the base on December 7. (Some had returned to the mainland and others were delivering planes to troops on Midway and Wake Islands.)

Moreover, the Pearl Harbor assault had left the base's most vital onshore facilities-oil storage depots, repair shops, shipyards and submarine docks-intact. As a result, the U.S. Navy was able to rebound relatively quickly from the attack.

How Many People Died in Pearl Harbor?

The attack on Pearl Harbor killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, including sailors, soldiers and civilians. Additionally, 1,178 people were wounded. 129 Japanese soldiers were killed.

Half of the dead at Pearl Harbor were on the USS Arizona. Today the sunken battleship serves as a memorial to all Americans who died in the attack.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress on December 8, the day after the crushing attack on Pearl Harbor.

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."

He went on to say, "No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. I believe I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again."

America Enters World War II

After the Pearl Harbor attack, and for the first time during years of discussion and debate, the American people were united in their determination to go to war.

The Japanese had wanted to goad the United States into an agreement to lift the economic sanctions against them; instead, they had pushed their adversary into a global conflict that ultimately resulted in Japan's first occupation by a foreign power.

Did you know? The single vote against Congress's declaration of war against Japan came from Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana. Rankin was a pacifist who had also voted against the American entrance into World War I. "As a woman," she said, "I can't go to war, and I refuse to send anyone else."

On December 8, Congress approved Roosevelt's declaration of war on Japan. Three days later, Japan's allies Germany and Italy declared war against the United States.

For the second time, Congress reciprocated, declaring war on the European powers. More than two years after the start of World War II, the United States had entered the conflict.

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Today in World War II History-Nov. 5, 1941

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Japanese Imperial Conference, including Emperor Hirohito, decides to go to war against US, UK, and the Netherlands in early December if demands are not met.

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The Ducktators | World War 2 Era Propaganda Cartoon | 1942

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joseph stalin
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Hitler
Hitlers Role in WWII:
Hitler is well known as the man who started WWII when he invaded Belgium in 1939. He was a Nazi and Fascist Dictator. He was the leader of a massive German army, and a ruthless military leader. He instituted concentration camps late into the war, which only fueled the Allies desire to bring him down.

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Winston Churchill
Churchill's Role in WWII:
Churchill was quick to rally his people against Hitler. He was elected as Britian's prime minister the day Germany invaded France.
Churchill's personality was crucial in cementing the "Big Three" Alliance between U.S, Russia and the U.K. Churchill is quoted as being "the only man for this hour" and revered by the army of Britian.

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Franklin DeLano Roosevelt
Roosevelt was the 32nd President and served 4 terms during his presidency. he lead the war time and helped lay out the ground work for the post war and peace organization. Roosevelt lead through the most consequential
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Benito Mussolini
Mussolini's role in WWII:
Mussolini rose to power after fighting in WWI and as a proponent of facism. At the start of WWII he allied himself with Hitler, although before the war he was a known advocate for peace. He did try to opt out of the war in fear of war with the UK, but was reconvinced by hitler to remain in the war. On July 22nd 1942, the Soviet Union invaded, and Mussolini declared war. After German and Italian Forces were defeated in Africa, 1943, the US took Sicily and Mussolini was deposed of.

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Commander Hideki Tojo, Emperor Hirohite
Tojo's role in WWll: Tojo's role was a Japanese general and premier during world war 2, was hanged as a war criminal. He symbolized, in his rise to leadership of the Japanese government, the emergence of Japanese militarism and its parochial view of the world.