WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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D-Day
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Black Tuesday
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End of the War
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Pearl Harbor
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thus that first historic sentence-the one that is usually quoted from the speech-was born: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
Detailed explanation-2: -The term “day of infamy” has become widely used by the media to refer to any moment of supreme disgrace or evil. Roosevelt’s framing of the Pearl Harbor attack became, in effect, the standard American narrative of the events of December 7, 1941.
Detailed explanation-3: -"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-4: -Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Japan (1941) Citation: “Day of Infamy” Speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt, December 8, 1941; SEN 77A-H1, Records of the United States Senate; Record Group 46; National Archives.