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"A Day That Will Live in Infamy"

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  "A Day That Will Live in Infamy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufoUtoQLGQY http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/35715468#35715468 What did Roosevelt mean by a "a day that will live in infamy"?    He meant _______________. What was the speech in response to?   The speech was a response to ____________________. EXCERPT      What an uproar! Japan’s Imperial Forces got things off to a quick start with one splendid strike then another in historic surprise attacks on Pearl Harbor, where the bravado of the US Asia fleet met with sudden defeat, and off the Malaya Coast, where the main forces of the British Asia fleet were utterly annihilated. Word has it that Roosevelt and Churchill were shaken up and went pale upon hearing of the defeats. In a third strike, Hong Kong Island, England’s strategic base for its 100-year exploitation of East Asia, fell into ruin in only a matter of ten days. During this time, Churchill was sent reeling, cutting off contact with others and