Did the citizens of US really back the declaration of war on Japanese Empire as it was implied by F.D. Roosevelt in his Pearl Harbor Speech?

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It was, of course, impossible for him to know what was in peoples’ heads. He was making an assumption and providing leadership. He knew good and well that Japan’s international aggression - as well as Germany’s - would ultimately lead to conflict. He was trying to edge the country toward war, in spite of a strong isolationist movement in the US.

Pearl Harbor gave Roosevelt the casus beli he needed to bring America into the war. I think he could also rely on the reaction that Americans would have to a sneak attack that took place during negotiations with the Japanese Empire.

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