Late in 1941, America's Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. There were 2,400 Americans killed, and 1,200 wounded. The surprise attack from Japanese occurred on December 7th. The United States was shocked. This was the final push to show it was time to officially enter the war. The pearl harbor attack was the limit for Roosevelt. The United States was now directly involved and hurt. The safe route had become to join the battle. Germany declared war on the Untied States as a result of the United States declaring war on the Japanese.
The video above is of FDR announcing America had officially joined World War II
Citation: Roosevelt, Franklin D.. "Pearl Harbor." Presidential Address. Youtube. Public, Washington D.C.. 8 Dec. 1941. Speech.
Citation: Roosevelt, Franklin D.. "Pearl Harbor." Presidential Address. Youtube. Public, Washington D.C.. 8 Dec. 1941. Speech.