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    inaugural speech in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt once said “The only thing we have to fear itself,” (Roosevelt) in attempt to inform the country that he is going to help them pull out of their current economic downfall. The 1930’s marked some of this country’s darkest times. Not only did the Great Depression strike, but the Dust Bowl, one of the worst droughts in U.S history, occurred during this time as well. In 1932, the peak of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to be…

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    Herbert Hoover was tossed into this mess when everything began to collapse. Hoover scrambled for a solution and overall felt that the people should rely on charity to fix this epidemic. Franklin D Roosevelt, the man who followed Hoover, elected in 1934. Franklin D Roosevelt had a different philosophy, Roosevelt felt that we, the people should be dependent on the government to aid this issue. The two men’s views differed so greatly …… President Hoover’s philosophy was that people should depend…

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    contrasted, the first document is, “President FD Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address”. The other documents are four photographs taken during the Great Depression between 1929 and 1939. When comparing the two different types of documents; President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address and four photographs, there are some differences in tone, but both types of documents are similar in some ways as well. In the speech, President Franklin D. Roosevelt shows more of a positive tone on overcoming…

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt was the following president after the great depression. Roosevelt had to give out his gratitude towards all the people that was suffering, and give his ideas on how he was going to bring the economy back up. To do this the people of the United States didn’t want to be lied to, so he had to come across to the Americans by showing his credibility of being able to be the president of united states in such a harsh time, showing his emotional side of the event that took place so…

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    The president for 1942 was president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York on January 30,1882. He entered politics in 1910 and he was elected to the New York state senate as a Democrat. The World War II was a declaration of the United nation, it was signed by leaders of 26 nation. That was in January 1, 1942. Germany also holds the Wannsee conference in Berlin to a final solution for the Jews. That event happened in January 20, 1942. There was no televisions in 1942.…

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War on Japan Early morning of December 7th 1941, the first of nearly 200 Japanese aircrafts took off from carriers located of the Hawaiian Islands. Their destination being Pearl Harbor. Japanese planes had bombarded the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. The next day December 8th 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, asked congress to declare war against Japan in the speech he shared. The speech that was probably his most memorable speech. Soon after, the United…

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    millions of Americans who at one point had no hopes, and a future seemed unclear. His name was Franklin D. Roosevelt, a man whose willingness to build the economy of his country as the most powerful nation, brought admiration not only among his fellow American citizens, but the rest of the worlds. Franklin Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the only child of James and Sara Roosevelt. FDR is among the most remembered U.S. Presidents. Serving as President for…

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    In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt won the presidential election of the United States. When he was elected as president, the Great Depression had only worsened, giving him a chance to not only gain support, but also continue to win over his doubtful citizens. The purpose of the speech was to reassure his citizens that he had everything dealing with the Great Depression under control and would do everything he could to fix it. In Roosevelt’s speech, he builds first off of emotion, logic, and then…

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    President Roosevelt is an iconic figure in American history. His light hearted, genuine, charismatic character made a tremendous mark during his presidency. He won the hearts and votes of the majority of Americans in his time. In order to be president you had to win…

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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 was the president number 32 of the united states led the united states in one of the hardest stages which was during the second world war he was in the government for 12 years which was from March 4, 1933 until his death in 1945, which is in a wheelchair for much of his adult life because he had polio terminal illness. A whole generation of Americans grew up without knowing any other president, since FDR served four unprecedented terms in…

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