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Infamy Speech Before Pearl Harbor

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In 1941 the Emperor Hirohito's from Japan wanted to expand the territory just like European countries. To expand Japanese territory he needed natural resources like the United States. On December 7,1941 Pearl Harbor Hawaii was bombed. Japan won the attack with 3,700 Americans dead and only 50 Japanese deaths. The day after the attack President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his “Infamy Speech” and he told congress if they could declare war on Japan. After the United States joined the allies of World War II it was hard for them to fight the enemies from Asia and Europe. The Attack of Pearl Harbor scared the Americans. They thought that the Japanese Americans would help destroy American companies and give aid to Japan. In 1942 most Japanese lost
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