Franklin D Roosevelt Biography Essay

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a distant cousin of Theodore Roosevelt, was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park New York. He was born into a wealthy family that also had been very prominent for the past 7 generations because of real estate and trade. He learned to hunt, ride horses, and sail; he also developed a lifelong commitment to conservation and a love of rural areas in the US. Roosevelt was educated at the Groton School for boys in Groton, Massachusetts. This was a bad experience for him because he did not fit in. Groton men excelled in athletics and Roosevelt did not. Then, when he got older, he went to Harvard and then Columbia Law School. While Franklin was at Harvard, he ment Theodore Roosevelt's niece Eleanor, which he later married on March 17, 1905. Franklin was intensely competitive and he liked to be in control. He also like being around people. His charming personality, deep rich voice, and wide smile expressed confidence and optimism. Roosevelt began his political career in 1910 when he was elected to the New York State Senate. He became the secretary of the navy …show more content…
When Japan invaded China in July of 1937, without declaring war Roosevelt claimed the Neutrality act of 1937 did not apply. Roosevelt also wanted to help Britain and France in their struggle and asked Congress to revise the neutrality laws to allow the sale of weapons to warring nations. Congress passed the Neutrality Act of 1939 permitting the sale of weapons, but only on a “cash-and-carry” basis. In the spring of 1940, the United States faced the first test of its neutrality. Britain asked Roosevelt for old American destroyers to replenish its fleet, and the president used a loophole in the cash-only requirement for purchases. He sent 50 ships to Britain in exchange America’s use of British bases in the