Question

excerpt from franklin delano roosevelts first inaugural address this is a day of national consecration. and i am certain that on this day my fellow americans expect that on my induction into the presidency, i will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our people impels. this is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. this great nation will endure, as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. so, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. in every dark question 3 question stem: what does roosevelt mean by “the withered leaves of industrial enterprise”? the coming autumn impoverished citizens failed business efforts aging population question 4

Explanation:

In the context of the economic - hard times during the Great Depression when Roosevelt was speaking, "withered leaves of industrial enterprise" is a metaphor for failed business efforts. The other options do not fit the economic - related context of industrial enterprise.

Answer:

C. Failed business efforts