Yes.
The President asked congress to declare war on Japan, congress agreed.
To persuade them to declare war explanation (Apex)
FDR was unable to do much during the attack. The next day, he asked Congress to declare war against Japan.
Declare war on Japan
The US entered WWII after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) on 07dec1941
In December of 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. Congress agreed and the United States was at war with Japan.
Japan attacked the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The following day, President FDR delivered his "Infamy Speech," declaring asking Congress to declare war on Japan because of the brutality of an unprovoked (in most American's opinions) attack.
To persuade them to declare war
it was the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese
Attack on Pearl Harbor.
The attack of Pearl Harbor was on the morning of December 7th, 1941, but Roosevelt asked congress to declare war on Japan on December 8th, 1941 but in my History book it states, " Three days later, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States and congress declared a state of war with them too." This leads me to believe that the date is December 10th, 1941 that Roosevelt was able to declare war on Japan.
The United States declared war on japan due to the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. America was mad because it is not right to attack a nation that you are not at war with. And the next day FDR went to congress and gave his famous infamy speech after which he asked congress if they would declare war on japan all votes except one were for war the women who voted against it was a pacifist.