Roosevelt compared the nation's effort to a crusade. Which of the following synonyms for crusade best fits the president's intent?

A. battle

B. demonstration

C. cause

D. expedition

Roosevelt compared the nation's effort to a crusade. When he did this, he envisaged that his nation had a just cause, just as the crusaders at the time of the Crusader Wars thought they were fighting a just war as well. The concept of a just war itself is highly interesting.