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Declaration
of War on Germany
1941
To
the Congress of the United States:
On
the morning of Dec. 11 the Government of Germany, pursuing
its course of world conquest, declared war against the
United States.
The
long-known and the long-expected has thus taken place. The
forces endeavoring to enslave the entire world now are
moving toward this hemisphere.
Never
before has there been a greater challenge to life, liberty
and civilization.
Delay
invites great danger. Rapid and united effort by all of the
peoples of the world who are determined to remain free will
insure a world victory of the forces of justice and of
righteousness over the forces of savagery and of barbarism.
Italy
also has declared war against the United States.
I
therefore request the Congress to recognize a state of war
between the United States and Germany, and between the
United States and Italy.
Franklin
D. Roosevelt
The
War Resolution:
Whereas
the Government of Germany has formally declared war against
the government and the people of the United States of
America:
Therefore,
be it
Resolved
by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, that the state of
war between the United States and the Government of Germany
which has thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby
formally declared; and the President is hereby authorized
and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces
of the government to carry on war against the Government of
Germany; and to bring the conflict to a successful
termination, all of the resources of the country are hereby
pledged by the Congress of the United States.
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