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President Roosevelt portrays Nazi Germany and the Axis powers as unholy tyrants who rule with brute force and cruelty. He warns that these powers will take over the world if they are not stopped by the United States and its allies.
Roosevelt states that the beliefs of the Axis powers are in direct opposition to the beliefs of ✔ the United StatesX the rest of the worldGermany.
Roosevelt uses X kindhumorous✔ harsh language to describe the “new order” of the Axis powers.
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Reread this excerpt from Roosevelt’s speech.In this excerpt, Roosevelt is speaking out against the evils of X democracy✔ dictatorshipsalliances.
President Roosevelt asks Americans to do many things to help their allies in Europe defend themselves from Germany. Check those ideas you found in the passage you read..
An arsenal is a warehouse for weapons.In a paragraph, describe what you think Roosevelt meant when he described the United States as the “arsenal of democracy.”
When President Roosevelt described the United States as the “arsenal of democracy,” he meant that the country would serve as the primary supplier of weapons and military equipment to democratic nations, such as Great Britain, who were fighting against the Axis powers. Even though the United States had not yet officially entered World War II, Roosevelt believed that using America's industrial strength to produce massive quantities of supplies was essential to protecting democratic values worldwide. By acting as a warehouse and factory for the tools of war, the U.S. could help defeat totalitarianism without immediately sending troops into combat.
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How successful was Roosevelt in persuading his listeners to agree with his point of view? Do you think this speech was successful?Write a paragraph in which you tell whether or not this speech was successful and why.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was highly successful in persuading his listeners because he framed the conflict as a defense of universal human values. He appealed to the audience's sense of how governments should treat their people by defining the "Four Freedoms." He also appealed to people’s sense of pride in being an American and their shared commitment to democratic values. Roosevelt reassured people that the goal was to support those fighting for freedom to avoid entering the war if possible, though he prepared the nation for the necessity of defense. By giving citizens a way to direct their efforts toward keeping the world safe for democracy, he successfully mobilized public support for his policies.
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