ROOSEVELT FORCES JAPAN TO ATTACK PEARL HARBOR 1941
ROOSEVELT FORCES JAPAN TO ATTACK PEARL HARBOR 1941
NOVEMBER 7, 1941
Roosevelt made sure Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt was elected on a promise that he would not bring the United States into the War “unless we are attacked.” Then he created an oil embargo against Japan so that they were cornered into attacking the States. The U.S. had also already cracked the Japanese codes so Roosevelt knew the Japanese were
going to attack the harbor. He ordered his Naval Commander to place the old ships in the harbor. The commander refused. The new commander balked but reluctantly agreed. Then the President ordered General Macarthur to stand down his air fleet in the Philippines, which cost Macarthur his commission. The President made sure the attack succeeded. He then declared War on Japan with the full support of Congress.
