(1) many american men were drafted during world war ii. (2) many other men volunteered to serve. (3) in fact, so many men entered the armed services that professional baseball experienced a shortage of good players. (4) philip k. wrigley had an interesting solution to the problem. (5) he started a new league. (6) it was called the all-american girls professional baseball league (aagpbl). (7) to find good players, he scouted women’s softball clubs. (8) they were very popular at that time. (9) the aagpbl was a hit. (10) in 1948, the year in which the league reached its high point of popularity, more than a million fans came to watch aagpbl games. (11) the league produced many fine players, including mary “bonnie” baker. (12) dorothy kamenshek was also a fine player. (13) after world war ii ended, the aagpbl declined in popularity. which is the most effective way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

The most effective way would be to provide a contrast. For that, you need a linking word that expresses the meaning of contrast. You could use words like 'while, in contrast, but' among others. So a combination of sentence 1 and 2 could be "Many American men were drafted during World War II, while other men volunteered to serve"

explanation:

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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)