Step 1 : Introduction to the question "U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was doing what when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941?"
The attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, led to the United States' entry into World War II. The Japanese military leadership referred to the attack as the Hawaii Operation and Operation AI, and as Operation Z during its planning.
Step 2 : Answer to the question "U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was doing what when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941?"
Conferring with his advisor Harry Hopkins: Multiple sources say FDR was with Hopkins at about 1:30 p.m. when he received word of the bombing. The famous 'date which will live in infamy' speech didn't come until the next day, but there were still lots of meeting with advisors and planning that happened before then.
Step 3 : Other interesting facts related to the question "U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was doing what when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941?"
Japan intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions they planned in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. Over the next seven hours there were coordinated Japanese attacks on the U.S.-held Philippines, Guam and Wake Island and on the British Empire in Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Navy battleships were damaged, with four sunk. All but the USS Arizona were later raised, and six were returned to service and went on to fight in the war. Next Step : We care our friends, so we share answers. If you care Share/comment this post.
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