Franklin D. Roosevelt was horrified to discover that Japanese planes had bombed Pearl Haror on December 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy. The Japanese planes killed over 2000 soldiers in cold blood, but had failed to harm United States aircraft carriers to the same degree. Roosevelt responded quickly to the matter, giving one of the greatest speeches in American history. He claimed in his oration that "the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan" and explains that this atrocity occurred at a time when they wanted to maintain peace with Japan. Roosevelt then proclaims that the attack had occurred an hour before Japanese Ambassadors claimed that the Japanese would never threaten Americans. This, Roosevelt deduces, show that the strike and attack on American lives had been premeditated, as the Japanese had implemented chicannery to fool the Americans into believing that they wanted peace in the Pacific. In an effort to make sure that these Americans had not died in vain, Roosevelt states that they must counteract againstislands such as Wake Island, Guam, and the Philippine Islands and that the people must defend their nation no matter how long it takes, "we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God." America then declares war on Japan on December 8th, 1941, which propels Italy and Germany to declare war on America three days later.
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