LAD #34 FDR's Declaration of War 

President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war against the Japanese soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. He was confident in the United States armed forces and believed that the nation would be able to join together to fight. FDR asked Congress to think about what could happen to the nation if they didn't punish the Japanese and if they would ever stop. He referenced that they were not looking to make a peace treaty since they keep pursuing violent acts. He believed that war was necessary in order to protect the American people and the declaration of war on Japan would enter the U.S. into WWII and also end the Great Depression.

Pictures: I chose a picture of FDR signing the Declaration of War against Japan and a picture of Woodrow Wilson who declared war on Germany, which entered the United States into The Great War. Wilson believed it was  "the war to end all wars," but was not the case. Both presidents entered world wars that would impact America greatly.