Fireside Chat Analysis
Fireside Chat
Introduction
World War Two, was an age of strife and change and was one of the largest conflicts the world would ever endure. Moreover, the conclusion of this war would see to the fall of great dictatorships and imperialism to the rise of the democratic republic. However, in 1941, a quick and simple conclusion to the war appeared bleak. From: the fall of Poland in 1939, the temporary ceasefire between Germany and the Soviet Union, and the fall of France in 1940, the allied powers were in a state of retreat. Now, with the constant bombing of Great Britain and the threat of Nazi invasion, the allies looked for a superpower to turn the tides of the war (World War II in Europe). The remaining allied power’s eyes fell onto the superpower to the west, the …show more content…
At this point in history, America at this point in history was still recovering from the Great Depression; its civilian and military industries were still in a state of buildup. Additionally, this buildup also applied to its armed services, which up until this point, were quite small compared to nations like Germany or the Soviet Union. Regardless, the U.S.A. had built up many of its industries by supporting the allies financially and materially. For example, it sent weapons, raw materials and food across the Atlantic for use by Great Britain and other allied powers. By contrast, though, much of the American populace still wanted to remain neutral in the war. As a result of the first World War, many believed that America should remain isolationist in European affairs. It was up to the current president at the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt to convince not only Congress, but also the American people that the U.S.A’s intervention in the war was necessary in order to preserve not only their nation, but freedom itself. Using repetition, and rhetorical language, FDR would portray Germany and Hitler as a group of criminals and killers who were
Introduction
World War Two, was an age of strife and change and was one of the largest conflicts the world would ever endure. Moreover, the conclusion of this war would see to the fall of great dictatorships and imperialism to the rise of the democratic republic. However, in 1941, a quick and simple conclusion to the war appeared bleak. From: the fall of Poland in 1939, the temporary ceasefire between Germany and the Soviet Union, and the fall of France in 1940, the allied powers were in a state of retreat. Now, with the constant bombing of Great Britain and the threat of Nazi invasion, the allies looked for a superpower to turn the tides of the war (World War II in Europe). The remaining allied power’s eyes fell onto the superpower to the west, the …show more content…
At this point in history, America at this point in history was still recovering from the Great Depression; its civilian and military industries were still in a state of buildup. Additionally, this buildup also applied to its armed services, which up until this point, were quite small compared to nations like Germany or the Soviet Union. Regardless, the U.S.A. had built up many of its industries by supporting the allies financially and materially. For example, it sent weapons, raw materials and food across the Atlantic for use by Great Britain and other allied powers. By contrast, though, much of the American populace still wanted to remain neutral in the war. As a result of the first World War, many believed that America should remain isolationist in European affairs. It was up to the current president at the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt to convince not only Congress, but also the American people that the U.S.A’s intervention in the war was necessary in order to preserve not only their nation, but freedom itself. Using repetition, and rhetorical language, FDR would portray Germany and Hitler as a group of criminals and killers who were