President Roosevelt gave his Four Freedoms speech in 1941 as his State of the Union address, asking Congress and the American people to support those fighting Hitler and his allies. Read the following excerpt: During sixteen long months this assault has blotted out the whole pattern of democratic life in an appalling number of independent nations, great and small. The assailants are still on the march, threatening other nations, great and small. How does this excerpt develop the theme that the United States should get involved in World War II?

A. It explains that there are still assaults on freedom.

B. It points out that many people are opposed to dictators.

c. It argues that every country must practice democratic principles.

D. It explains that war is the only way to solve problems with other countries.​

I would like to go with A and "During sixteen long months this assault has blotted out the whole pattern of democratic life" this statement also supports A.

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)