WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE PACIFIC OCEAN THEATER OF WWII
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German Invasion of Poland
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surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
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D-Day invasion at Normandy
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atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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Detailed explanation-1: -Roosevelt said: 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Day of Infamy speech was designed to: inform Congress and the American people about the tragedy that had just occurred; make the case for seeking a declaration of war against Japan; rally and reassure the American people; and establish a record for history of Japanese actions and American reactions.
Detailed explanation-3: -It was a day that would live in infamy. That part you already know, recalling President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s vivid judgment of the Japanese Empire’s attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.
Detailed explanation-4: -1, Roosevelt changed “a date which will live in world history” to “a date which will live in infamy, ” providing the speech its most famous phrase and giving birth to the term, “day of infamy, ” which December 7, 1941, is often called.