WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Before a Joint Session of Congress on December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called the attack “a date which will live in infamy.” Later that day, the United States formally declared that a state of war existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Roosevelt built a powerful wartime coalition with Britain and the Soviet Union, and led the nation to victory against Nazi Germany. His wartime efforts prepared the path for his successor, Harry Truman, to win the war against Japan four months after his death.

Detailed explanation-3: -Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.