Seminal Speeches (FDR + JFK)

What is Kennedy's primary goal for America & the world? (Hint: It's Roosevelt's, too.)

• Domination

• Freedom

• Overhaul/Change

• Education

What was "unprecedented" according to FDR in his "Four Freedoms" speech?

• No one had ever established a dictatorship before.

• No one had ever tried to dominate the British and American governments before.

• No one had ever waged war on the United States before.

• No one had ever tried to single-handedly take down free nations through world domination before.

Where does Kennedy believe human rights come from?

• The Divine

• Our natural surroundings

• The heart of freedom

• The minds of smart people

Why would a nation need unity in a war-tense situation?

• National unity stimulates the economy.

• If everyone is unified, they are all guaranteed to have sufficient civil rights.

• So they'll be well-defended against national threats.

• Nations need unity for a sense of pride in their personal accomplishments.

In his "Inaugural Address," Kennedy says our country offers not a:

• request, but a pledge that if you are not for us, better bolster your defenses.

• request, but a pledge that those against us aim for peace & move forward.

• pledge, but a request that if you are not for us, better bolster your defenses.

• pledge, but a request that those against us aim for peace & move forward.

Both presidents believe that democracies should be free of problems like:

• Peace with communists

• Poverty

• Trust in the Presidency

• Space race competitions

What did FDR *predominantly* want to build up in America during WWII with the threat of world domination?

• Confidence

• Faith

• Arms

• The biggest sundae ever

What are the four freedoms FDR lists in his speech?

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom from collect calls

• Freedom from want

• Freedom from fear

What was Kennedy's biggest concern during the Cold War?

• The fact that humans could destroy each other with nuclear weaponry.

• The fact that the Soviet Union was the first group to get to the moon in '59.

• The fact that we were completely unarmed compared to the rest of the world.

• The fact that FDR had little concern for the communist threat all those years ago.

Define tyranny.

• A strict government ruled by branches.

• A fruit.

• Oppressive rule.

• A dinosaur.