Question

The ideas expressed in the excerpt differed from the prevailing United States approach to foreign policy issues primarily in that Roosevelt was (A) arguing to expand the role of the United States in the world (B) encouraging the United States to avoid political entanglements in Europe (C) seeking to promote United States influence throughout Latin America (D) encouraging new laws that would give the United States international police power 49. The excerpt best reflects an effort by Roosevelt to (A) encourage the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles (B) promote the acquisition of new territories abroad (C) contain the spread of Soviet-dominated communism (D) overcome opposition to participation in the impending Second World War

Answer 1

Answer:

         1. (A) arguing to expand the role of the United States in the world

          2. (D) overcome opposition to participation in the impending Second World War

Explanation:

When Franklin D. Roosevelt took over as President of the U.S., the prevailing American policy was to avoid entanglement in the world especially in Europe. This speech by Roosevelt was arguing to increase U.S. participation in world affairs because Roosevelt felt that the U.S. play a more active role in the world.

President Roosevelt in this excerpt was warning against the kind of country that Germany was becoming because they had been violating treaties. In doing so he was trying to overcome the voices of those who did not want the U.S. to participate in the affairs of Europe which eventually boiled down to the Second World war.