Historical Perspectives - Comprehension Check 1.Why is this period labeled "Times of Trouble"? 2.How did our nation’s economy change during this period? 3.Based on this historical background, what can you infer about the relationship between war and the economy? 4.How did television change the United States? 5.Which problems described in this selection persist today? One Research Question 1.How did prohibition lead to the rise of organized crime? 2.How did the Great Depression affect Washington or your native state? 3.Were any of the New Deal projects built in your state or region? What was it? What were the effects of that happening? 4.What was the "Red Scare"? How did it affect the nation? Hollywood?

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)

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