President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 'Quarantine Speech' in 1937 was met with which reaction from the American public?
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Correct answer: Strong criticism from isolationists who feared it would lead to intervention
Roosevelt suggested that 'law-breaking' nations should be quarantined by the international community. The negative public reaction forced him to back down, showing the continued strength of isolationism at that time.
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