Compare And Contrast Kennedy And Four Freedoms

Kennedy’s views on freedom are very similar to Roosevelt’s. Kennedy states, “Only few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility-I welcome it” (25). This quote shows how JFK wanted people to fight for their own freedom, just like FDR wanted. Kennedy also stated that he welcomes the act of defending freedom, similar to Roosevelt’s promised support towards those who take on the same responsibility. In contrast, the historical context of this speech is something that separates itself from Roosevelt’s speech. The background section of this document reads, “The United States was locked in a potentially explosive stalemate with the then Soviet Union and its allies.” FDR’s speech was spoken during the second world wars, setting itself apart from JFK’s time of conflict. While they are both harsh wars, Kennedy’s speech takes place during a war with a single enemy. However, the purpose of JFK’s speech is an aspect similar to FDR’s speech. Both Kennedy and Roosevelt had the intention of getting people to join the war effort. Both presidents wanted people to fight for their freedom. The purposes of both speeches mirror each other in the sense that they are calls to

“December, 1941, a date which will live in infamy …. no matter how long it may take to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory.” This famous quotation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech was used to show that America is strong and nothing would stop America until it has absolute victory. In President Roosevelt's’ speech, he used ethos, pathos, and logos to show how Japan was a threat to America and to assure the nation that it can overcome any obstacles if the people work together.

The famous speech, Pearl Harbor address to the nation by Franklin D. Roosevelt (president at the time) shows us a vast amount of rhetorical appeals: Pathos, Ethos, and Logos to the nation. This speech announced to us that the intended audience and the persuasion used in order to change the peoples’ minds to defend our nation. The Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation speech was given to tell the U.S. that Japan has initiated war by attacking Oahu, Hawaii; while also attacking islands on the Pacific coast. Roosevelt addressed to the nation the stance we must take in order to protect ourselves from Japan and from attacks in the future. It was also revealed that Japan deliberately planned and attacked Hawaii do to the distance between each other. The Japanese ambush caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. It was then that America made a move to attack the Japanese Empire on December 8, 1941.

The speeches “Four Freedoms” speech by Roosevelt and “Inaugural Address” by Kennedy’s have many comparisons as well as contrasts. Similarities include both speeches given at a very disrupted time in history, one being during the Cold war that affected the whole world, while the other speech was during the Great Depression affected many millions of Americans. However, President Roosevelt felt strongly about entering the world. While President Kennedy had a different view. He was wanting to make foreign policies a major interest, not only to Americans, but to the rest of the world too. The two presidents had different views on the joining of any war. Both Presidents have their different mind set as explained. The two Presidents had several comparisons and contrasts as their two types of speech.

Hours after Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japan, gaining worldwide headlines, giving millions unanswered questions, the speech, Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation was given one day after the event. On December 8th 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a speech to be remembered today, by using rhetorical devices and figurative language to strongly picture his message to the public, making great use of parallel structure, personification, parallelism, and climax ordering to enforce his key point of wanting Americans to stand up against the Japanese forces for the deliberate actions done towards there peaceful country, with no threat or hint of war or of an armed attack. With hopes of gathering support for the decision to declare war on Japan.

On December 7, 1941, tragety struck America when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. During the aftermath of this horror, America declaired war on Japan thus taking a side in world war two. Presedent Franklin Delano Roosevelt presented a speech the next day to inform the nation of his declaration of war on Japan as well as to inspire Americans in to suport the war. Roosevelt used rhetorical devices including repetition, his perspective, and personification to further his point.

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt declared that the U.S. would enter World War II

“Yesterday, December 7th, 1941- a date which will live in infamy- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan” (1). These are the words Franklin Delano Roosevelt chose to begin his Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan. FDR’s speech was a call to arms, and in his speech he expressed outrage towards Japan and confidence in inevitable triumph. The speech was a request to declare war against Japan and to bring the United States into World War II. FDR’s speech was successful in bringing the United States into World War II because FDR presented facts explaining why war needed to be declared and used righteous indignation

In Franklin Roosevelt’s message to the Congress, he brought up many ideas to fix the issues going on in the world. He founded the four human freedoms. The first is “of speech and expression for everywhere in the world. Second is freedom of every person to worship god in his own way. Next is Freedom from want. It will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for

With such events occurring quickly in such a small time period, the second World War came as a massive shock. Yet again, Americans called for isolationism and neutrality as they believed America should focus on ending the Great Depression, not worrying about and dealing with the international issues of other nations and peoples. By analyzing Document 5, it is clear that many Americans still believe in isolationism during the Great Depression. Bennett Champ Clark states in his Defense of the First Neutrality Act that “the desire to keep the United States from becoming involved in any war between foreign nations seems practically unanimous among the rank and file of American citizens.” Americans influenced the US foreign policy yet again as the First Neutrality Act was passed in 1935. By analyzing Document 6, it is clear that President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the choices he made were still influenced by isolationist sentiment as he states in his Quarantine Speech that “it is my determination to adopt every practicable measure to avoid involvement in war.” However, it is clear in President Roosevelt's speech that he knew that entering the war was inevitable as he states that the “peace of the world and the welfare and security of every nation, including our own is today being threatened by that very thing (war).” Although the United States tried its best to not enter the second World War for many years, it could not avoided by the end of 1941. On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. The federal government’s response to this attack can be analyzed in Document 7, President Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Address to the Congress of the United States. In response to the attack, Roosevelt calls for Congress to “declare . . . a state of war has existed between the United States and the

Before the United States became involucrated in World War II, the U.S. had an idea of isolationism. The president at the time in 1941 was Franklin D. Roosevelt who strongly believed in world peace. Throughout his presidential term he managed to improve the economy of his country and have positive affairs with other countries. He was marked by his first one hundred days during office in which he passed many laws to improve the quality of life. However, on December 7, 1941 pearl harbor which is located in

It’s very clear that the poor and the wealthy have different concerns. The poor worry more about finical issues while the wealthy are more concerned with economic or personal issues. But there are some concerns that they share quite equally such as the freedom from fear. To prove this, we will analyze the text from Barack Obama’s “Welcoming Remarks” speech and Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” speech.

On December 7, 1941, thousands of Americans life killed in the Pearl Harbor with a surprise attack by the Japanese. This disaster events present President Roosevelt to declares war on the Empire of Japan. Whom President stated the front is right here at home, and in everyday tasks. In which Americans newspaper and radio warn the public a possible of German air raid strike in town. The people were also told to blacked out the light and radio was confiscate. Post

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Empire bombarded the US military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in a surprise attack. This ambush reminded the U.S. that they could no longer be spectators of the war and engaged them into direct conflict during World War II. On the day after the attack, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke before a joint session of the Congress, requesting for a declaration of war against Japan. Throughout his infamous speech, he utilised diction, literary devices, and his simple organization of text to urge the Congress to formally declare war on Japan and rally the American population to support the war effort, thus establishing a sense of urgency and strengthening the nation in the face of grave danger.