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The act of Japan at Pearl Harbor was intended to stun us--to terrify us to such an extent that we would divert our industrial and military strength to the Pacific area, or even to our own continental defense.
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Roosevelt interprets Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor as a calculated move to disrupt American military efforts.
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