To start off his Declaration of War, FDR coins his famous term about December 7, 1941, "A date which will live in infamy." The attack on Pearl Harbor was a great shock to the United States due to the fact that America was at peace with Japan. What makes the attack even more shocking is that an hour after the attack started the a Japanese ambassador met with the United States Secretary of State to respond to a message. It was made clear that this attack was planned far in advance. Japan gave the United States a false sense of hope and peace. Japan has attacked other islands in the pacific following the attack on Pearl Harbor. By entering the war, FDR hopes that the United States can prevent this type of attack from ever happening again on American soil.
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