Day Of Infamy Speech Analysis

Inevitably, life as we knew it in America changed the moment President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his “Day of Infamy” speech. Although in the beginning the United States had long been divided on the issue of whether the country should stay out of the war, the nation was given no other option but to declare war on Japan, thus officially entering World War II. The country encouraged citizens to fulfill their patriotic duties by enlisting, women joined the workforce, citizen ultimately were urged to conserve resources, and all people were persuaded to buy savings bonds. Throughout the duration of War World II, Allies managed to attain victories with strong leadership, logistical strength, and actions of bravery among the various nations, yet the most influential foundations included both censorship and propaganda. Throughout this essay, I will provide evidence that demonstrates how Michael Adams’ argument that the United States managed to glorify War World II and turn it into a morally just, wonderful war was justified through the use of censorship when regarding the true
Plenty of Japanese gold teeth were extracted—some from still living mouths—with Marine Corps Ka-Bar Knives, and one of E. B. Sledge’s fellow marines went around with a cut-off Japanese hand.” Stories revealing atrocities by not only the enemy but American troops were not spoken of nor known to the public as it would later become an issue regarding the public’s morale. Fussell supports Adams argument in a way that the true actions of American troops were not revealed the public in order to continue portraying the image that the war a necessary