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President Wilson needed the Democratic political machine to get his social reforms passed and ensure his re-election. During this time, Roosevelt promoted the formation of the United Nations.

In February, 1945, Roosevelt attended the Yalta Conference with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin to discuss post-war reorganization.

While the economic depression damaged Hoover and the Republicans, Roosevelt's bold efforts to combat it in New York enhanced his reputation. Roosevelt faced the greatest crisis in American history since the Civil War. He undertook immediate actions to initiate his New Deal programs. This experience prepared him for his future role as Commander-in-Chief during World War II.

Roosevelt's popularity and success in naval affairs resulted in his being nominated for vice-president by the Democratic Party in 1920 on a ticket headed by James M. Cox of Ohio. The couple had six children, five of whom survived infancy: Anna (1906), James (1907), Elliott (1910), Franklin, Jr. (1914) and John (1916).

Roosevelt was reelected to the State Senate in 1912, and supported Woodrow Wilson's candidacy at the Democratic National Convention.

He specialized in business operations, working with Congress to get budgets approved and systems modernized, and he founded the U.S. Naval Reserve. Their entire social order was turned upside down as families were given just days to leave their homes and neighborhoods and be transported to the internment camps. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!

The stress of World War II had taken its toll on his health, and in March 1944, hospital tests indicated he had atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure.

To halt depositor panics, he closed the banks temporarily. Accordingly, he tried to make American aid available to Britain, France, and China and to obtain an amendment of the Neutrality Acts which rendered such assistance difficult.

During the mid-1930s, several New Deal acts were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

(APR-OCT) and 9:00 a.m. New Deal reform legislation diminished, and the ills of the Depression would not fully abate until the nation mobilized for war.

When Hitler attacked Poland in September 1939, Roosevelt stated that, although the nation was neutral, he did not expect America to remain inactive in the face of Nazi aggression.

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• There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.
• This great nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. (NOV-MAR).

  Legacy

  In the annals of American history, Roosevelt is regarded as one of the greatest presidents ever to lead the nation: His name is routinely mentioned alongside those of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

  FDR's leadership and courage during the worst years of the Great Depression and World War II are remembered as his lasting achievements.

  Since the end of World War I, America had held an isolationist policy in foreign affairs, and by the early 1930s, Congress passed the Neutrality Acts to prevent the United States from becoming entangled in foreign conflicts. As a reward for his support, Wilson appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1913, a position he held until 1920.

  He was the son of James Roosevelt and Sara Delano Roosevelt.

  As governor, FDR believed in progressive government and instituted a number of new social programs.

  Presidential Elections

  Following the stock market crash of 1929, Republicans were being blamed for the Great Depression. Bipartisan support in Congress expanded the Army and Navy and increased the flow of supplies to the Allies.