…we dare not forget today that we are the heirs
of that first revolution. let the word go forth
from this time and place, to friend and foe alike,
that the torch has been passed to a new
generation of americans—born in this century,
tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter
peace, proud of our ancient heritage—and
unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing
of those human rights to which this nation has
always been committed, and to which we are
committed today at home and around the
world.…
to those people in the huts and villages of half
the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass
misery, we pledge our best efforts to them
themselves, for whatever period is
required—not because the communists may be
doing it, not because we seek their votes, but
because it is right. if a free society cannot
the many who are poor, it cannot save the few
who are rich.…
— president john f. kennedy, inaugural address,
january 20, 1961
which foreign policy action by president
kennedy was intended to relieve the human
suffering described in this quotation?
(1) creating the peace corps
(2) authorizing a naval blockade of cuba
(3) meeting with soviet premier nikita khrushchev
in vienna
(4) negotiating the nuclear test ban treaty

Which piece of legislation granted african americans the right to vote

Which of the following descriptions is an example of the curtual diffusion

What two arguments is franklin d. roosevelt making in this excerpt from his "four freedoms" speech? four freedoms by franklin d. roosevelt (excerpt) it is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what i seek to convey is the historic truth that the united states as a nation has at all times maintained clear, definite opposition, to any attempt to lock us in behind an ancient chinese wall while the procession of civilization went past. today, thinking of our children and of their children, we oppose enforced isolation for ourselves or for any other part of the americas. that determination of ours, extending over all these years, was proved, for example, during the quarter century of wars following the french revolution. while the napoleonic struggles did threaten interests of the united states because of the french foothold in the west indies and in louisiana, and while we engaged in the war of 1812 to vindicate our right to peaceful trade, it is nevertheless clear that neither france nor great britain, nor any other nation, was aiming at domination of the whole world. a) americans should hold on to their isolationist tendencies as long as their own interests are not under threat. b) americans have always fought to uphold human rights and correct injustices against them. c) americans have always been peaceful but should be willing to go to war to defend their allies. d) americans should go to war to protect their allies against the germans and assert their world domination. e) americans should continue to maintain their freedom even in the face of world domination.