Are you anxious about the war

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President Roosevelt's Fireside Chat about the bombing of Pearl Harbor

President Franklin D. Roosevelt was famous for his weekly radio addresses to the American public; these were known as Fireside Chats. Roosevelt was the first American president to speak regularly and candidly to the American public and the first president to take full advantage of the radio, a popular form of media, to broadcast these weekly events. This excerpted speech is from Roosevelt's address to the nation on December 9, 1941, two days after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. In the first part of the address (paragraphs 1-16), Roosevelt focuses on Japan, while in the second part (paragraphs 17-32), he discusses how the United States must respond to the attack. You can find a recording of the two parts of the fireside chat below the transcript of the address. Read the excerpt and answer the questions that follow.

Imagine that you overhear a conversation between two Americans regarding U.S. involvement in World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Click each blank line and select the correct phrase to complete their dialogue.

AMERICAN MAN: Are you anxious about the war? I'm not nervous at all because, according to President Roosevelt, the United States has.

AMERICAN WOMAN: No, I'm not that nervous either. I'm proud to be an American and admire our determination to make safer.

AMERICAN MAN: I completely agree. We are lucky to live in such a great country and to have such a admirable president.

AMERICAN WOMAN: But, I do have one concern: Our president, however admirable, also warned us that it would be war. I'm not sure how I'll deal with that.

AMERICAN MAN: Don't worry. We'll make it through.

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