What was controversial about Roosevelt’s 1937 Quarantine Speech?

a. Roosevelt hinted that the US could not always remain neutral and might have to “quarantine” other states to keep the peace.
b. Roosevelt argued that the country should remain neutral when other nations ignored international treaties.
c. The speech advocated for a “quarantine” of America if there was an attack from a foreign nation.
d. The speech argued that isolationism was a moral response to a conflict that was not started by the United States.

Question

What was controversial about Roosevelt’s 1937 Quarantine Speech?

a. Roosevelt hinted that the US could not always remain neutral and might have to “quarantine” other states to keep the peace.
b. Roosevelt argued that the country should remain neutral when other nations ignored international treaties.
c. The speech advocated for a “quarantine” of America if there was an attack from a foreign nation.
d. The speech argued that isolationism was a moral response to a conflict that was not started by the United States.

luhvee1 · Answer

The Quarantine Speech was given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 5, 1937 in Chicago (on the occasion of the dedication of the bridge between north and south outer Lake Shore Drive ), calling for an international "quarantine of the aggressor nations" as an alternative to the political climate of ...

amaris22harris · Answer

@LuhVee1 thank you