Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president during two of the most challenging times ever faced by the United States: the Great Depression of the 1930s and WWII. Roosevelt had shown his military and diplomatic skill as the Commander in Chief during the war. He felt that it was the best idea to keep the country neutral to avoid war. Unfortunately after the Pearl Harbor bombing, he had no choice but to enter the war.
FDR was determined to protect the national security of the United States. Before Pearl Harbor, he felt that it was in the best interest of the United States to avoid involvement in the war. However, he knew that the threat to the European balance of power would have forced the US to intervene in the war. .
FDR did not want to make the same mistakes that the country did in WWI. Thus, all of the situations that caused the United States to enter WWI were taken into consideration when the Neutrality Acts were passed. The Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937 stated that when the president declared the existence of a foreign war, certain restrictions would automatically go into effect. No American could sail on a militant ship, or sell or transport munitions to a militant, or make loans to one. They were also specifically made to keep the nation out of a conflict like WWI. .
In March 1941, the U.S. Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act. It appropriated an initial $7 billion to lend or lease weapons and other aid to any countries the president might designate. By this act, the U.S. hoped to ensure victory over their enemies without involving its own troops. In other words, they wanted to keep the nation out of the war rather than get in it. The US would send a limitless supply of arms to the victims of aggression, who would in turn keep the war away from the US. However, by late summer of 1941, the US was in a state of undeclared war with Germany. In September, FDR authorized ships on duty to attack Axis war vessels.
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She helped in the campaign of FDR by traveling everywhere with him. ... FDR got rid of the gold standard and put them in the United States Treasury. ... The New Deal caused such a opposition from conservatives because FDR put the country in a huge debt. The Supreme Court didn't like the New Deal because they thought it was their duties to restrain the socialist of FDR. The Supreme Court liked what they thought and FDR thought that they should be on the side of the people. ...
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America was going through a great depression and FDR knew how to get America out of it. ... FDR knew that not only would the people have to make sacrifices for the good of themselves, but also to the good of the nation. ... FDR and his New Deal had measures that were each conservative (CCC), moderate (AAA), and radical (Social Security Act)....
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This is the turning point, FDR died in April, WWII not ends until August. FDR said maybe he should help the French. FDR disclosed casually at dinner to Stalin. 2 weeks later HCM leaked out info the French will fight Japanese. ... So FDR relented and changed his mind and wanted to help the French. ... So French was able to go back when FDR's successor, Truman, allowed the Americans to help the French to get in. ...
FDR has been known for his many policies concerning social areas, as well as foreign and militaristic during his 3rd and 4th term. ... Although many of FDR's policies can be considered tactfully intelligent, they were not always morally justifiable. ... This act was created for the protection of the welfare, and a position taken by FDR for preparedness. ... This act stated that aggression upon one American state would be regarded as aggression against all and specified the "use of armed force" to prevent future aggression.7 This act was intelligent on FDR's part in that it created...
FDR looked at the Progressive Era for inspiration on how to run the country. ... FDR realized that this limits free enterprise, by raising the barriers to entry. ... Herbert Hoover claimed that President FDR's New Deals were socialist and greedy. ... Hoover gave the Republican party a bad reputation, whereas FDR gave citizens of America the rights they deserve. ... He did not want to allow for new entrepreneurs to become successful, whereas FDR improved the lives of many. ...
