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Franklin D. Roosevelt

by Ryan from Suwanee

FDR speaking to the crowd (biography.com)
FDR speaking to the crowd (biography.com)

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong active faith." (FDR). Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president, and was the only president to be elected 4 times. He helped many people through the events that happened during his presidency like the Depression. FDR was a hero because he gave people jobs during the Great Depression and donated a 500 million dollar donation. In World War 2, he helped Allied powers win because he gave troops and made a good tactic to get Japan out of the war.

FDR speaking of New Deal (schoolworkhelper.netdna-cdn.com ())
FDR speaking of New Deal (schoolworkhelper.netdna-cdn.com ())

Franklin D. Roosevelt became president because he saw that people were blaming the Republicans for the Great Depression, so he went to run for President, and he promised the people that he was going to lead the people out of the Depression with the New Deal. He did and became the 32nd president. FDR had many heroic traits, but two of them were shown more and those were his perseverance and courage.

FDR starting to lead to win World War 2 (wordpress.com ())
FDR starting to lead to win World War 2 (wordpress.com ())

FDR was a hero to many because he had perseverance and he was courageous. He was courageous through the Depression and then made the New Deal to make people employed and gave a $500 million dollar donation and gave farmers a way for people to buy their crops. He persevered when he got diagnosed with polio because he kept moving forward in his presidency. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor he wanted to get into the war so then he moved on and went into the war. The article is based on FDR's courage the text states, FDR let many people get back jobs by giving people 500 dollar donation and also found a way for farmers to get their crops sold. (Franklin D. Roosevelt.com). This quote shows that he had perseverance when he went through the Great Depression and gave money to get people back on their feet with the New Deal made farmers better than they were before in poverty. Additionally, FDR, had perseverance when he went through the war with polio and kept sending support and helped win the fight between the Allies and the Axis powers. The text states about FDR's perseverance," The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." (Franklin D. Roosevelt). This quote shows that FDR kept going through the war and defeated Japan and freed all the countries taken by the Nazis. FDR was heroic because he went through the war with a disability, and did not give up and made the people in the Great Depression to be employed and gave 500 million dollars to the hospitals and people. FDR was a heroic figure to many and he made the world a better place without war.

FDR made an impact to the world for solving the Great Depression and World War 2. Franklin Roosevelt made the world a better place without war. He saved a lot of people in those days.

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Last edited 10/29/2015 12:00:00 AM

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