Roosevelt, Churchill, and the Words of War: Their Speeches and Correspondence, November 1940-March 1941.

<p>Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt inspired the Allies with memorable speeches in their fight against the Axis Powers during World War II.</p><p>These speeches resulted from their personalities, preparation, and correspondence; and the speeches directed Allied conduct and challenged Axis aggression. The speeches examined here pertain to Lend-Lease in November, 1940-March, 1941.</p><p>The author consulted the collections of Churchill's and Roosevelt's speeches and correspondence and drew from memoirs and newspapers. The first two chapters examine Churchill and Roosevelt's rhetorical abilities; the third chapter looks at how their correspondence shaped their speeches; and the fourth chapter looks at the Lend-Lease rhetoric.</p><p>Roosevelt and Churchill's speeches contributed to the success of the Lend-Lease bill and strengthened the Anglo-American alliance. Their words and actions led to the emergence of America as the leader in the alliance and affected Hitler's perception of the Anglo-American relationship and policy.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MA (Master of Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Bean, Leslie A. Mattingly

• Franklin D Roosevelt
• Lend-Lease
• War Rhetoric
• Speeches
• Winston S. Churchill.
• Arts and Humanities
• History
• Political History

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• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1858

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-3210