imagine you were an american listening to the radio to hear more about the attack on pearl harbor. use these excerpts from president roosevelts day of infamy speech to answer the question.
by the end of his speech, president roosevelt asked congress to declare war on japan. which answer is not a reason roosevelt gives for declaring war?
a japan sought to deceive the united states with false statements of continued peace
b japan was attacking all over the pacific area
c japan was fighting on behalf of germany

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.

it will be recorded that the distance of hawaii from japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. during the intervening time the japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the united states by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace....

yesterday, the japanese government also launched an attack against malaya. last night japanese forces attacked hong kong. last night japanese forces attacked guam. last night japanese forces attacked the philippine islands. last night the japanese attacked wake island. and this morning the japanese attacked midway island..... japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the pacific area.

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....

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imagine you were an american listening to the radio to hear more about the attack on pearl harbor. use these excerpts from president roosevelts day of infamy speech to answer the question.
by the end of his speech, president roosevelt asked congress to declare war on japan. which answer is not a reason roosevelt gives for declaring war?
a japan sought to deceive the united states with false statements of continued peace
b japan was attacking all over the pacific area
c japan was fighting on behalf of germany

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.

it will be recorded that the distance of hawaii from japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. during the intervening time the japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the united states by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace....

yesterday, the japanese government also launched an attack against malaya. last night japanese forces attacked hong kong. last night japanese forces attacked guam. last night japanese forces attacked the philippine islands. last night the japanese attacked wake island. and this morning the japanese attacked midway island..... japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the pacific area.

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....

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# Brief Explanations:
- Option A: The speech states Japan "deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace", so this is a valid reason.
- Option B: The speech lists multiple Pacific locations attacked by Japan, noting it "undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area", so this is a valid reason.
- Option C: There is no mention in the provided speech excerpts that Japan was fighting on behalf of Germany as a justification for declaring war.
# Answer:
C. Japan was fighting on behalf of Germany

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