Excerpt from Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s "The Great Arsenal of Democracy" Speech (1940)
We must be the great arsenal of democracy. For us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice as we would show were we at war.
We have furnished the British great material support and we will furnish far more in the future.
There will be no "bottlenecks" in our determination to aid Great Britain. No dictator, no combination of dictators, will weaken that determination by threats of how they will construe that determination.
The British have received invaluable military support from the heroic Greek army, and from the forces of all the governments in exile. Their strength is growing. It is the strength of men and women who value their freedom more highly than they value their lives.
I believe that the Axis powers are not going to win this war. I base that belief on the latest and best information.
We have no excuse for defeatism. We have every good reason for hope—hope for peace, hope for the defense of our civilization and for the building of a better civilization in the future.
I have the profound conviction that the American people are now determined to put forth a mightier effort than they have ever yet made to increase our production of all the implements of defense, to meet the threat to our democratic faith.
As President of the United States I call for that national effort. I call for it in the name of this nation which we love and honor and which we are privileged and proud to serve. I call upon our people with absolute confidence that our common cause will greatly succeed.
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
Which of the following BEST explains how the sentiment expressed in Roosevelt’s speech relates to ways that American citizens contributed to the United States becoming the "great arsenal of democracy"?
Responses
The sentiment that every individual had an important role to play encouraged women to work in the factories.
The sentiment that every individual had an important role to play encouraged women to work in the factories.
The sentiment that a great crisis was happening disillusioned citizens and discouraged people from helping the war effort.
The sentiment that a great crisis was happening disillusioned citizens and discouraged people from helping the war effort.
The sentiment that America needed to help other countries encouraged citizens to buy more and depleted the country's supply of metal and raw materials.
The sentiment that America needed to help other countries encouraged citizens to buy more and depleted the country's supply of metal and raw materials.
The sentiment that America had to act similarly in peace and war disillusioned citizens and limited the workers available to produce armaments.