How does wilson use the meaning of the word freedom to justify war

having been elected in 1916 on a platform of "strict neutrality," it was a difficult decision for president woodrow wilson to ask for a declaration of war against germany. but, the german navy's unrestricted submarine warfare and the sinking of the  housatonic,  an american cargo ship on february 3, 1917 caused president wilson to break diplomatic relations with germany; then, when the u.s. steamer aztc was torpedoed by german submarines near brest and twenty-eight of its crew members drowned on april 1, 1917, wilson felt compelled to address congress because of the continued acts of aggression by germany.

before president wilson, the watchword was "independence" for america, but wilson justified the u.s. entry into war

for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make 

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)