Question

“The people of Europe who are defending themselves do not ask us to do their fighting. They ask us for (weapons)... which will enable them to fight for their liberty and our security. Emphatically we must get these weapons to them in sufficient volume and quickly enough, so that we and our children will be saved the agony and suffering of war which others have had to endure...”

– President Franklin D. Roosevelt, December 29, 1940



The foreign policy objective stated by President Roosevelt in this address was to...

a) secure a declaration of war against the Axis powers
b) maintain an isolationist policy toward the war in Europe
c) provide military aid to the Allies without sending troops
d) expand the military power of the United States

Answer 1

c) provide military aid to the Allies without sending troops

The quoted speech, from December 29, 1940, is referred to as Roosevelt's "Arsenal of Democracy" speech. The great "arsenal of democracy" was American industry, revving up to provide needed supplies for the Allies to assist them in fighting for freedom.