Multiple choice

FDR said the US needed to be the "great arsenal of democracy" because he was trying to

  1. Increase the number of Supreme Court justices

  2. Assist the Allied nations

  3. Limit the influence of the defense industry

  4. Gain public support for a third term

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B Correct answer
Explanation

FDR used the phrase 'arsenal of democracy' to describe the U.S. role in providing military supplies and equipment to the Allied nations (like Great Britain) fighting against Nazi Germany before the U.S. officially entered WWII.