Question

"FDR 1941 State of the Union Address"
by Franklin D. Roosevelt

Therefore, as your President, performing my constitutional duty to "give to the Congress information of the state of the Union," I find it, unhappily, necessary to report that the future and the safety of our country and of our democracy are overwhelmingly involved in events far beyond our borders.

The need of the moment is that our actions and our policy should be devoted primarily-almost exclusively--to meeting this foreign peril. For all our domestic problems are now a part of the great emergency.



Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941 State of the Union Address, "The Four Freedoms"

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

Which best explains the mood presented by President Roosevelt and the desired response?

(1 point)
Responses

He presents a joyful mood to ask for celebration.
He presents a joyful mood to ask for celebration.

He presents a grim mood to push for action.
He presents a grim mood to push for action.

He presents a romantic mood to strengthen American ideals.
He presents a romantic mood to strengthen American ideals.

He presents a humorous mood to call for change.

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GPT-4o mini
He presents a grim mood to push for action.