What Were George Washington's Major Achievements

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1. What challenges did this president inherit?
George Washington was challenged with military and western expansion as well as having to set up a whole system of government. Franklin Delano Roosevelt inherited the challenge of dealing with the Great Depression because our economy was in shambles due to the stock market. Lyndon Johnson had the challenged of a rapidly growing struggle to restrain Communist encroachment in Vietnam; he had segregation issues to deal with (“Lyndon B. Johnson”). Ronald Reagan had the challenged of improving dealings with the Soviet Union and the need to protect defense spending (“Ronald Reagan”). Richard Nixon was challenged with the Watergate scandal. George W. Bush inherited the challenge of determining if Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction, re-elected bid in 2004 by John Kerry, and supported a cutting back taxes (“George W. Bush”). Barack Obama had the challenge of getting Congress to support health care for everyone, legalization of marijuana, and gay rights.
2. What were his major accomplishments?
George Washington’s accomplishments were on his own values, his own manners, and his own body of knowledge that allowed our country to set up a system of government with the Constitution and was elected
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Franklin Roosevelt negotiated communicating with war and New Deal Program. His “Fireside chats” on the radio reassured the American people. Lyndon Johnson used communicating skills in World War II as a lieutenant commander. Ronald Regan was on the radio as a sports announcer, and he became known “The Great Communicator.” Richard Nixon was a communicator within the Republican Party. George W. Bush did an excellent job for lecturing about the fear of terrorist attacks and economy. Barack Obama effectively communicated political issues including: gay marriage, legalization marijuana, abortion, health cares, and anti-gun

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