FDR Pearl Harbor Speech Analysis

FDR
Pearl Harbor Speech Analysis

As we watch FDR's national address after the Pearl Harbor attack, we will pause & answer some questions

Multiple Choice

Why did Roosevelt and most Americans consider the Pearl Harbor attack to be a dirty trick?

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• US had not talked to Japan in years

• US had previously been talking about peace with Japan

• Japan had told the US they would attack Germany

• Japan had no military supplies

Multiple Select

What other targets did Japan attack in addition to Pearl Harbor?

(Pick 3)

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• Guam

• Germany

• California

• Philippine Island

• Midway Island

Multiple Choice

Why do you think FDR listed all the countries individually on a separate line / sentence?

• To show FDR doesn't care about the other places

• To accuse Japan of falsely attacking these places

• To emphasize the significance & destruction by the Japanese on these places

Multiple Choice

What action did FDR want Congress to take?

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• Declare war on Japan

• Declare war on Germany

• Declare war on Britain

• Forgive Japan & the attack