Why is President Roosevelt asking Congress to declare that a state of war exists between the United States and Japan? A The president wants to be certain Congress does not oppose declaring war. The president wants to be certain Congress does not oppose declaring war.

B The president does not want the sole responsibility for dragging the nation into war. The president does not want the sole responsibility for dragging the nation into war.

C The president is not sure that declaring war on Japan is the best course of action. The president is not sure that declaring war on Japan is the best course of action.

D The power to declare war is given to Congress by the U. S. Constitution.

On December 8, 1941, the United States Congress declared war ( Pub. ... 795) on the Empire of Japan in response to that country's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and declaration of war the prior day. It was formulated an hour after the Infamy Speech of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

answer: j

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