There was also a sense of urgency. the pentagon was worried that the shattered remains of the soviet union might be rebuilt before the united states. following a nuclear war, there would be a race to see who could rebuild their country first. in a scenario of two dazed boxers lying flat on their backs, slowly regaining consciousness, the winner of world war iii would be that country which could stand on its feet first (and so go on to win world war iv). therefore, the pentagon’s priority was to provide scientists with a way to rebuild the country as fast as possible, unimpeded by unnecessary restrictions. which detail provides the most cultural context for this excerpt about the cold war? there was also a sense of urgency. the pentagon was worried that the shattered remains of the soviet union might be rebuilt before the united states. in a scenario of two dazed boxers lying flat on their backs. . therefore, the pentagon’s priority was to provide scientists with a way to rebuild the country as fast as possible. .

B (The Pentagon was worried that the shattered remains of the Soviet Union might be rebuilt before the United States)

Explanation: Option A is too wide and unspecific; option C gives a more detailed picture of the situation, but it does so through a metaphor that becomes meaningless without essential contextual information; option D, while free from vagueness, is dependent on the information provided by option B; option B actually reveals the most important geopolitical detail of the moment and positions the reader in the historical moment.

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)

answer: i chose a.

explanation: