On December 7, 1941, the Japanese suddenly in a surprise attack that caught the United States off-guard, bombed the military facilities, including the US Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. The attack was the main reason for the United States entering World War II.
For decades, the rumor has persisted that president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) knew ahead of time and let the attack proceed so that the United States would become involved in World War II on the side of the British. This presentation goes into the facts involving what really happened.
Presenter: Michael Carra