Which political or military leader asked for a declaration of war on Japan after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor?
A) Adolf Hitler
B) Emperor Hirohito
C) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
D) Benito Mussolini
On December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt delivered this "Day of Infamy Speech." Immediately afterward, Congress declared war, and the United States entered World War II.