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Franklin Roosevelt's Accomplishments
Franklin Roosevelt's presidency was the longest in U.S. History. As a man who's mobility was seized by polio, he was able to encourage many Americans with his famous fireside chats. Roosevelt's presidency went through two very important events in history, the Great Depression and World War II. In the early 1930's, the Great depression has caused banks to collapse, workers to loose their jobs, and families to lose their homes. With Roosevelt's idea of the New Deal, Americans were able to at least partially recover. In fact, Roosevelt did more for the problem than the president before him did. In addition to his help with Great Depression, in 1941 he made two very tough calls for the nation. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese has attacked the

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