Read this excerpt from president roosevelts four freedoms speech

armed defense of democratic existence is now being galley waged in four continents if that defense fails all the population and all the resources of Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia will be dominated by the conquerors let us remember that the total of those populations and their resources in these four continents greatly exceeds the sum total of the population and the resources of the whole Western Hemisphere many times over

What is the theme of this excerpt?

A. A dismissal of the current threat

B. Atonement for colonial policies

C. The enormity of the threat to democracy

D. A plea for international cooperarion

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Ashley Lloyd

13 May, 19:11

Read this excerpt from president roosevelts four freedoms speech

armed defense of democratic existence is now being galley waged in four continents if that defense fails all the population and all the resources of Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia will be dominated by the conquerors let us remember that the total of those populations and their resources in these four continents greatly exceeds the sum total of the population and the resources of the whole Western Hemisphere many times over

What is the theme of this excerpt?

A. A dismissal of the current threat

B. Atonement for colonial policies

C. The enormity of the threat to democracy

D. A plea for international cooperarion

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Answers (2)

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Gracelyn · Answer 1

C is the right answer

Ernest Willis · Answer 2

Answer: C) The enormity of the threat to democracy.

Explanation: In literature, the theme is the underlying message of a story, it is what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem. Usually this belief, or idea, is universal and transcends cultural barriers. In the given excerpt we can see developed the theme of the enormity of the threat to democracy, because Roosevelt is explaining how important is the defense of the democracy in all the continents.