Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's address to Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Based on the excerpt, what is the most likely reason
Roosevelt used such strong language in this speech?
Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in
infamy, the United States of America was suddenly
and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the
Empire of Japan. ... I ask that the Congress declare
that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by
Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941, a state of war
has existed between the United States and the
Japanese Empire
O He wanted to convince Americans that war was the
only way to deal with Japan.
O He wanted to prevent Americans from seeking
revenge against Japan.
He wanted to show Americans that war with Japan
was a last resort
O He wanted to explain to Americans that isolationism
was still a valid option.