WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the overall purpose of the “Four Freedoms” speech by Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
A
to encourage United States participation in the League of Nations
B
to eliminate the fear that caused bank-runs during the Great Depression
C
to promote continued United States’ isolationism in response to the Nazi aggression
D
to alert Congress to the necessity of war because Europe was falling under Nazi control.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alerting Congress and the nation to the necessity of war, Roosevelt articulated the ideological aims of the war, and appealed to Americans’ most profound beliefs about freedom. In his Four Freedoms Speech, Roosevelt proposed four fundamental freedoms that all people should have.

Detailed explanation-2: -Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Proclaimed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first inaugural address in 1933, it sought improved diplomatic relations between the United States and its Latin American neighbors.

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