An introduction to the time period in which the most destructive manmade force on earth was first unleashed...
Part One of English 24: America in the 20th Century
President Franklin Roosevelt
Before Congress December 8, 1941
“December 7th 1941, a date that will live in infamy…”
The devastating air assault on Pearl Harbor thrust the reluctant United States into a clash
with the Axis Powers.
President Franklin Roosevelt
State of the Union Address
January 6, 1942
“The militarists of Berlin and Tokyo started this war. But the massed, angered forces of
common humanity will finish it.”
Battles raged around the world, in the air, on land, and at sea to preserve the ideals of
democracy.
President Franklin Roosevelt
State of the Union Address
January 6, 1942
“They know that victory for us means victory for freedom.”
The fate of the world was at stake.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Before the House of Commons
June 18, 1940
“If we fail, then the whole world, including the United States will sink into the abyss of a
new Dark Age.”
World War II was the most horrific conflict in human history. It spanned the globe and
half a decade, and sparked political, military and social repercussions that echoed
throughout the 20th century and beyond.
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