I WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST FOR THE FIRST CORRECT ANSWER Read the excerpt from "The Day of Infamy."

How does the author develop the central idea over the course of the text?

A) by giving an account of the destruction of the Pacific fleet, as compared to the loses the Japanese suffered in the attack

B) by showing that instead of making Americans want to go to war, the attack left them divided over how to proceed

C) by explaining that instead of focusing on the lost ships, Americans were committed to rebuilding Pearl Harbor

D) by showing that instead of crushing Americans' spirits, as the Japanese had hoped, the attack made Americans want to fight back