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25 paź 2024 · During his lifetime Franklin D. Roosevelt was simultaneously one of the most loved and most hated men in American history. His supporters hailed him as the savior of his nation during the Great Depression and the defender of democracy during World War II.
With the onset of war in 1939, FDR ably guided America's efforts to aid its allies without formally entering into hostilities. When Japan and Germany forced his hand in December 1941, Roosevelt rallied Americans in support of a massive war effort, both at home and abroad.
Roosevelt led the United States through two of the greatest crises of the 20th century: the Great Depression and World War II. He greatly expanded the powers of the federal government through a series of programs and reforms known as the New Deal. He also played a major part in the origin of the United Nations.
The election of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signaled immediate relief for the American public as well as a permanent shift in the role of the federal government in guiding the economy and providing direct assistance to the people.
14 wrz 2015 · Franklin D. Roosevelt led the United States through World War II and the Great Depression. He was the only President of the United States to be elected to the office of president four times.
25 paź 2024 · Roosevelt extended American recognition to the government of the Soviet Union, launched the Good Neighbor Policy to improve U.S. relations with Latin America, and backed reciprocal agreements to lower trade barriers between the U.S. and other countries.
Roosevelt's actions essentially placed the United States at war but FDR refused to acknowledge the danger, often responding with evasive answers to press queries about the difference between the nation being "short of war" and at war.
