Question 1 Part A

What is a central idea in Roosevelt's "Address to Congress Requesting a Declaration of War"?

A. The United States is in negotiations with the Japanese but will declare war if they fail to continue communications.

B. The United States will need the support of its allies to be successful at war with Japan.

C. The United States should declare war with Japan due to a series of attacks in other parts of the world over a period of months.

D. The United States is already at war with the Japanese, since they attacked without provocation.

Part B

How does Roosevelt develop the central idea cited in Part A?

A. Roosevelt explains the tone of negotiations with Japan over a period of several months has been positive.

B. Roosevelt lists Japanese attacks and is careful to mention that he is still negotiating to avoid war.

C. Roosevelt describes recent attacks on the United States and in the Pacific that prove the Japanese wants to engage in war.

D. Roosevelt provides a history of Japanese aggression toward other countries throughout history.

part A is D and part B is C

Explanation: hope this help

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)