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C. they had survived in the Americas for a few years
The Ohio River Valley was fought over for resources that were good for trade such as fur. The French and British were fighting over power and resources during this time. French had colonized lands to the West while the British colonized lands on the East Coast of North America. They had a border dispute as to who owned the land in the Ohio River Valley, and the French and Indian War break out.
Roosevelt did not mention Germany and the war in Europe in his speech because his main aim was to make sure that America stayed out of the war. He did not want the American people to become involved in foreign wars. What he did do, however, is provide weapons to the Allies to help them fight the war. It would seem that by providing the Allies with weapons he was hoping that the citizens of the USA would never become involved in the war.
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the cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound.