United States History Question of the Day


American Peace Corps volunteer
with children in Honduras, 2007
(Source:Wikimedia Commons--public domain)


Question 0100215:

"To our sister republics south of our border, we offer a special pledge--to convert our good words into good deeds--in a new alliance for progress--to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of poverty. But this peaceful revolution of hope cannot become the prey of hostile powers. Let all our neighbors know that we shall join with them to oppose aggression or subversion anywhere in the Americas. And let every other power know that this Hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house.":

Which American president made this pledge to Latin America in his inaugural address?

    (A)   Theodore Roosevelt
    (B)   Woodrow Wilson
    (C)   Franklin Roosevelt
    (D)   John F. Kennedy
    (E)   Jimmy Carter

Answer and explanation


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