Four Freedoms
In "The Four Freedoms" speech, President Roosevelt describes the historical context in which the U.S. finds itself one year before the attack on Pearl Harbor, but describing that context is not the point of his speech. His point is to promote the "four freedoms" but he does not actually get to outlining the "four freedoms" until the very end of the speech. Consider his speech in connection with the "Our Freedoms and Rights" document and the information provided as historical background. Why does Roosevelt believe it is necessary to articulate a new set of American freedoms?
In “The Four Freedoms” speech President Roosevelt was speaking to the American people, the ones who had fear of the war that was being fought across the ocean. The President Roosevelt defined the four ideas as essential freedoms everyone should have thought out the world and entitled to enjoy:
1. Freedom of speech and expression
2. Freedom of every person to worship in his own way
3. Freedom from want
4. Freedom from fear Essentially preparing the American people that he was thinking about sending troops to help England fight their war. He thought this was the right thing to do as England needed some support and they deserved these freedoms. It was a war that threatened our economic security and foreign policy. Helping England preserve the four freedoms that he felt everyone in the world deserved.
What audiences -- and by that I mean what social groups (for example: age group; educational group; economic group; religious group; political group; ethnic/linguistic group; gender group) -- do you think the Roosevelt is addressing in "The Four Freedoms"? Why do you think so? What evidence is there for your assessment? How do you think Roosevelt wants these groups to respond? [Think carefully about this question. There are often other audiences than the explicit one stated. To figure those out will require that you bring to bear your understanding of the historical situation and
In “The Four Freedoms” speech President Roosevelt was speaking to the American people, the ones who had fear of the war that was being fought across the ocean. The President Roosevelt defined the four ideas as essential freedoms everyone should have thought out the world and entitled to enjoy:
1. Freedom of speech and expression
2. Freedom of every person to worship in his own way
3. Freedom from want
4. Freedom from fear Essentially preparing the American people that he was thinking about sending troops to help England fight their war. He thought this was the right thing to do as England needed some support and they deserved these freedoms. It was a war that threatened our economic security and foreign policy. Helping England preserve the four freedoms that he felt everyone in the world deserved.
What audiences -- and by that I mean what social groups (for example: age group; educational group; economic group; religious group; political group; ethnic/linguistic group; gender group) -- do you think the Roosevelt is addressing in "The Four Freedoms"? Why do you think so? What evidence is there for your assessment? How do you think Roosevelt wants these groups to respond? [Think carefully about this question. There are often other audiences than the explicit one stated. To figure those out will require that you bring to bear your understanding of the historical situation and