Roosevelt: historical cotext, his achievements, and a conclusion, with a reflection of a very popular phrase he said when he was elected as a president.
2. Timeline
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1882
1905
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on January 30, in New York.
He got married with Anna Eleanor Roosevelton on March 17(they had 5
children together).
1905 USA enters to the World War I
1929 Beggining of the Great Depression
1929-
1933
He bacame the Governor of New York
On March 1933 he was elected for the charge of President
1939 World War 2 starts
1941 Pearl Harbor is attacked and the US enters to war
1945 President Roosevelt died of cerebral haemorrhage on April 12
3. Achievements
He’s the longest serving US President: He was first elected in 1933 and he remained in his
charge until 1945, when he died.
When the nation was suffering from the Great Depression, Roosevelt set up the Temporary
Emergency Relief Administration (TERA), that consisted in finding jobs for the unemployed.
In march 1933 he signed the Emergency Banking Act, which helped to end the bank runs
caused by the Depression. Due to these regulations, people started to trust the banks again
and it was recorded as the largest one-day percentage price increase ever in the stock
exchange.
He set up very important institutions:
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC): Employed 3 million young men in manual labor
jobs.
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA): Increased the income from farms by
paying farmers subsidies.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA): It provided power, controlled floods and modernized
agriculture in the Tennessee Valley, that was very affected by the depression.
Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC): to prohibit racial and religious
discrimination in the national defense industry.
4. The economy grew 58% from 1932 to 1940 and 56% from 1940 to 1945.
He also helped to provide World Peace, creating the United Nations in 1939.
Allied with Churchill and Stalin, he guided the USA to the victory in the World War II.
5. Why do I
consider
Franklin D.
Roosevelt a
leader?
He made his country progress and improved its economy.
When World War II was taking place, he created the United
Nations, that brought peace while helping in disputes
between countries.
He faced huge difficulties through his years as a president,
but despite that, he managed to bring stability and success
to his country.
He worked hard to abolish race and religious discrimination
(principally to Jews, christians and Afro-Americans
communities)
6. Conclusion
CLICK HERE TO SEE ONE OF HIS MOST
MEMORABLE SPEECHES.
“The only thing we have to fear is fear
itself”
I find this phrase really motivating,
because he encourages people not to be
afraid. He says that although there was a
huge world crisis, they had to work hard
to get through it. Keep their heads up
and don’t give up.
