Reread paragraphs 1–14 of the speech excerpt. What central idea does Roosevelt develop in these paragraphs? How does he use details about conflicts between countries to help develop this idea?

how imperialist Japan is a threat to the whole international community.

Explanation:

President Roosevelt develops the idea of how imperialist Japan is a threat to the whole international community in paragraphs 1–14 of the speech excerpt. He strongly condemns Japan's treachery and bombing of the American Island of Oahu, Hawai on the 7th of December, 1941.

Roosevelt includes details of Japan's deliberate attack on several other nations like Hongkong, Phillipines, Guam and Wake Islands to describe Japan's role in inflicting conflicts and war between countries.

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