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\day of infamy\ speech
president franklin d. roosevelt • 1941
on december 7, 1941 the japanese bombed pearl harbor, a united states naval base in hawaii. this attack drew america into world war ii. franklin d. roosevelt or \fdr\ delivered this speech to a joint session of congress on december 8, 1941, a day after the attack.
as you read, take notes on how fdr describes the actions of the empire of japan.
(1) mr. vice president, mr. speaker, members of the senate, and of the house of representatives:
yesterday, december 7th, 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.
the united states was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the pacific.
indeed, one hour after japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the american island of oahu, the japanese ambassador to the united states and his colleague delivered to our secretary of state a formal reply to a recent american
fdr delivers speech by united states government is in the public domain.

1. part b: which aspect of the speech provides support for the answer to part a?

○ a. the descriptions of the damage done from the attacks (paragraph 6)
○ b. the repetition of the word \deliberately\ throughout the speech
○ c. the reference to the
ighteous might\ of american people and military (paragraph 15)
○ d. the religious appeal to \god\ (paragraph 18)

Explanation:

To answer this, we analyze each option. Part A (not shown, but likely about Japan's intentional attack). Option B: The repetition of "deliberately" emphasizes Japan's intentional actions, supporting a claim about their deliberate attack. Option A is about damage (not intent), C is about American might (not Japan's actions), D is religious (not relevant to Japan's actions). So B is correct.

Answer:

B. the repetition of the word "deliberately" throughout the speech