Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s address to Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor.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.
Answer
A
He wanted to convince Americans that war was the only way to deal with Japan.
B
He wanted to prevent Americans from seeking revenge against Japan.
C
He wanted to show Americans that war with Japan was a last resort.
D
He wanted to explain to Americans that isolationism was still a valid option.