Read this sentence from the text: For many months, the gigantic struggle then imminent had been painfully discernible to far-seeing men. Which of these statements is true based on the information provided?

For many months, the gigantic struggle then imminent had been painfully discernible to far-seeing men.

Which of these statements is true based on the information provided?

the war could not have been predicted.

the coming war was obvious to some people.

the struggle went on for many months.

watching the conflict was quite painful.

From information provided, the coming war was obvious to some people.

Explanation:

Based on the sentence from the text, it is quite clear that the coming war was obvious to some people because according to the text, "the gigantic struggle then imminent had been painfully discernible to far-seeing men." which suggests that from the ongoing struggle, it was imminent that it would escalate to a war to "far-seeing men"

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)