When franklin d. roosevelt delivered his "four freedoms" speech, who was his intended audience and what was his purpose? the audience was the european nations fighting germany in world war ii. the purpose was to assure them of us in the war. the audience was nazi germany. the purpose was to warn hitler that if he did not cease his aggressive moves towards britain and its allies, the united states would enter the war against germany. the audience was congress and citizens of the united states. the purpose was to convince them to enter the war and fight against germany and its allies. the audience was congress and the american people. the purpose was to convince them to continue supporting the war raging in europe at a time when the us economy was in bad shape.