The date was December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese planes attack America's naval bases at Pearl Harbor1, before eight am. During the attack, more than two-thousand American soldiers and sailors died, and one thousand were wounded. Also nearly twenty American naval vessels were destroyed. After the attack. Franklin D Roosevelt, asked congress to declare war on japan. The day before FDR met with his military admirals and wrote the first draft on the declaration of war on Japan. After the first draft was made, roosevelt made some hand mades adjustments, and at twelve thirty pm, roosevelt started his speech. The vote for joining the was almost unanimous but Jeanette Rankin denied entry to the war. This wasn’t the only time she had, in world war