Question



Four Freedoms

by Franklin D. Roosevelt

I have recently pointed out how quickly the tempo of modern warfare could bring into our very midst the physical attack which we must eventually expect if the dictator nations win this war.

There is much loose talk of our immunity from immediate and direct invasion from across the seas. Obviously, as long as the British Navy retains its power, no such danger exists. Even if there were no British Navy, it is not probable that any enemy would be stupid enough to attack us by landing troops in the United States from across thousands of miles of ocean, until it had acquired strategic bases from which to operate.

But we learn much from the lessons of the past years in Europe-particularly the lesson of Norway, whose essential seaports were captured by treachery and surprise built up over a series of years.

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Select the correct answer.

What argument is Franklin D. Roosevelt making in this excerpt from his "Four Freedoms" speech?

A. 

Roosevelt is warning isolationists that America cannot depend on any other nation for protection.

B. 

Roosevelt is warning isolationists that American democracy will collapse if Germany wins the war.

C. 

Roosevelt is suggesting that the United States will have to ally itself with Britain and the allies to protect human rights around the world.

D. 

Roosevelt is warning Americans that they will have to cooperate with the government during the war.

E. 

Roosevelt is suggesting that America must enter the war to prevent the collapse of democracies in Europe.

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Answer 1

Answer:

B.Roosevelt is warning isolationists that American democracy will collapse if Germany wins the war.

Explanation:

The importance of this speech by Roosevelt lays on the reality that Germany was winning the war, but many americans shielded on the "Isolationism" were trying to keep America out of the war and leave Europe alone, they defended the idea because of the long shot that it would be for Germany to actually invade America, but there were already several actions taken by Germany in other states, like Norway, and they were trying to conquer the world, so American democracy was at risk if Germany were to win the war.