WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which event did FDR refer to when he said, “A date which will live in infamy?”
A
The German invasion of France
B
The German bombing of London
C
The Japanse-Internment Camps
D
The Pearl Harbor Attack
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On December 7, 1941, the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in the Territory of Hawaii was attacked by 353 Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service aircraft in a surprise military strike at 7:48 a.m. HST (12:48 p.m. EST).

Detailed explanation-2: -"December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy.” President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s unforgettable words informed the American people that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor and initiated America’s entry into World War II.

Detailed explanation-3: -On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, killing more than 2, 300 Americans.

Detailed explanation-4: -On December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stood before a joint session of Congress to deliver a speech known as the “Day of Infamy” speech. Just one day prior, at 7:55 a.m., Japanese forces began a coordinated attack on the U.S. Naval Base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Detailed explanation-5: -Male: President Franklin D. Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, a date that would live in infamy. When Japanese fighter planes brazenly bombed the American military base at Pearl Harbor, the nation was left stunned and grieving, and America was plunged into war.

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