Mrs. Norton English 9 22 February 2008 FDR: The Greatest President Who was the greatest president of the United States? There have been many great presidents in the history of the U.S. Many presidents have led our country through very trying times. Some people believe Lincoln was the greatest president. However‚ President Franklin Delano Roosevelt led our country at times when a great leader was needed. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the greatest president of the United States because of his New
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presidency and an American superpower. To continue‚ TR and FDR differed in their approach and intentions toward big-business. While both personally despised big business men‚ each had a different approach for dealing with them. While in office‚ TR became a "trust buster" and broke up approximately 40 monopolies. He wanted to bring down big businesses in order to restore and balance the control of monopolies over the U.S. economy and the workers. FDR established the National Recovery Administration (NRA)
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1928 election because of religious differences (Catholic) and the prosperity of the ‘20s the Republicans took credit of. 2. Stock prices first began to decline in 1929 because less people bought stocks and there was overproduction. 3. Before FDR‚ when a bank failed‚ bank depositors were forced to close due to bankruptcy. 4. Economist believed the main reason for the Great Depression was overproduction‚ low wages‚ and high tariffs. 5. FDR’s first goal in fighting the Great Depression
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Lastly‚ the third quote‚ I saw that impacted me was at the FDR Memorial. Carved into the stone‚ it stated‚ “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” - Franklin D Roosevelt. FDR said included this quotation in his First Inaugural Address during the time of the Great Depression. FDR was telling the American people that their fear of the Great Depression was only making things worse during the financial crisis. This quote is meaningful to me because it made me believe that fear is all in your
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FDR REPORT CARD Compassion| A|I gave FDR this grade because he was always compassionate with the people. Though he favored frugality‚ he believed that money‚ rather that humanity‚ was expandable. He was always concerned on helping the “forgotten” man. Fearlessness|A|I gave FDR this grade because he was never afraid. To be a president you must be fearless and not be put down by any of his oppressors. In FDRs inauguration speech he said‚ “Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we
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telling us the facts.” Luckily‚ FDR counter-reacted and said‚ “frankly and definitely there is danger ahead – danger against which we must prepare. But we well know that we cannot escape danger (it)‚ or the fear of danger‚ by crawling into bed and pulling the covers over our heads.” As one of America’s great presidents‚ he wanted to keep his American people informed on pressing matters‚ even those that were threats to national security. This fireside chat was just that. FDR spoke from the White House
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Mrs. Potters English II 24 February 2011 Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Accomplishments and Achievements The twenty second Amendment in the constitution‚ which sets a limit of two terms for the president of the U.S‚ was instituted after FDR left office. This man was no other then the famous president‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He accomplished greatness and may have been the best president ever to run America. Without fear or self-doubt he faced immense problems‚ problems such as The Great
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FDR vs Hoover The Great Depression caused hardship for almost everyone in America. Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover were two presidents during this era with two very different approaches on how to deal with it. Roosevelt is generally thought of as a liberal‚ while Hoover is considered a conservative. A liberal is generally someone who pushes for direct government involvement in citizens’ lives‚ while a conservative typically pushes for limited government. Roosevelt did indeed have a more liberal
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FDR vs. Hitler In the movie Hitler vs. FDR by Bill Moyers expresses Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler were entirely different in their state of power in their country’s‚ but they are considered to be some of the best leaders in the 19th century. They both pulled their countries out of depression. They were important to their country’s growth. Franklin Roosevelt became President of the United States in 1933‚ the nation was in the depths of the worst depression it had ever experienced
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Franklin Roosevelt And Adolf Hitler Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler are often referred to as two of the most influential people of the first half of the twentieth century. FDR and Hitler were certainly the two most influential and powerful people in their time of economic depression and world war. These were two very different men‚ but they had their similarities. Both of these men brought their country’s out of an economic depression. The two were very impressive speakers. Hitler
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