Read the paragraph from "wilson's war message to congress." neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved and the freedom of its peoples, and the menace to that peace and freedom lies in the existence of autocratic governments backed by organized force which is controlled wholly by their will, not by the will of their people. we have seen the last of neutrality in such circumstances. which statement best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

our country can no longer refuse involvement because it cannot allow peace and freedom to be at risk.

the peace of the world is based on the ability to remain neutral in the fight for freedom.

we have a responsibility to remain neutral and uphold the principles of freedom.

the country cannot remain neutral because it is no longer the will of the people.

A) Our country can no longer refuse involvement because it cannot allow peace and freedom to be at risk.

Explanation: In the given paragraph from "Wilson's War Message to Congress" we can see that the speaker expresses the need of involvement of the country in matters that put at risk the world peace and freedom of its peoples. So, from the given options, the statement that best describes the main idea of the paragraph is the corresponding to option A: Our country can no longer refuse involvement because it cannot allow peace and freedom to be at risk.

A) Our country can no longer refuse involvement because it cannot allow peace and freedom to be at risk.

Explanation: In the given paragraph from "Wilson's War Message to Congress" we can see that the speaker expresses the need of involvement of the country in matters that put at risk the world peace and freedom of its peoples. So, from the given options, the statement that best describes the main idea of the paragraph is the corresponding to option A: Our country can no longer refuse involvement because it cannot allow peace and freedom to be at risk.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the answer is option 1

explanation: